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Smyrna, DE
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Living in Smyrna



Smyrna is a somewhat small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 13,294 people and six associated neighborhoods, Smyrna is the seventh largest community in Delaware. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Smyrna, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Smyrna, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Smyrna’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Smyrna does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,260.00.

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: 7.60% 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.

In Smyrna, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Smyrna citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.29% of adults in Smyrna have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Smyrna in 2018 was $31,340, which is lower middle income relative to Delaware, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,360 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. Important ancestries of people in Smyrna include Irish, German, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Smyrna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.