Smyrna is a medium-sized town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 13,326 people and six associated neighborhoods, Smyrna is the seventh largest community in Delaware. Much of the housing stock in Smyrna was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Smyrna economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Smyrna, where the median household income is $67,048.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Smyrna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Smyrna is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smyrna who work in office and administrative support (13.72%), teaching (8.71%), and food service (7.44%). Also of interest is that Smyrna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Smyrna is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Smyrna, the average commute to work is 31.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Smyrna are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.59% of adults in Smyrna having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Smyrna in 2022 was $30,778, which is lower middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,112 for a family of four. However, Smyrna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Smyrna is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Smyrna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smyrna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Smyrna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.79% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Smyrna include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Smyrna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
