Clayton vs Smyrna

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton and Smyrna: population, income, housing, and more.

Clayton and Smyrna are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Smyrna has the higher population (13,031 vs 4,086 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($103,211 vs $70,473 in Smyrna). Clayton has the higher median home value ($343,700 vs $273,400 in Smyrna).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Smyrna
Population	4,086	13,031
Median age	36.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$103,211	$70,473
Median home value	$343,700	$273,400
Median gross rent	$1,484	$1,398
Housing units	1,123	5,227
Homeownership rate	86.1%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Smyrna
Population	3,282 → 4,086 (+24.5%)	11,484 → 13,031 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $103,211 (+25.1%)	$67,277 → $70,473 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $343,700 (+41.5%)	$206,400 → $273,400 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,317 → $1,484 (+12.7%)	$1,110 → $1,398 (+25.9%)

Clayton

Population

3,2824,086

Median household income

$82,500$103,211

Median home value

$242,900$343,700

Median gross rent

$1,317$1,484

Smyrna

Population

11,48413,031

Median household income

$67,277$70,473

Median home value

$206,400$273,400

Median gross rent

$1,110$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Smyrna
Under 5	8.3%	10.9%
5 to 17	24.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	17.7%	15.3%
45 to 54	17.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.2%
75 and over	2.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Smyrna
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	54.9%
Black or African American	44.4%	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Smyrna
No high school diploma	10.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	30.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Smyrna
Drove alone	69.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	22.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Smyrna
1-unit, detached	86.3%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	31.4%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Smyrna
Poverty rate	5.4%	8.8%
Average household size	3.64	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	2004	2002