Smyrna

Population: 13,031
Median household income: $70,473
Median home value: $273,400

Smyrna is a community in Kent County, Delaware, home to 13,031 residents. At $70,473, its median household income sits in line with Kent County's $72,872.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smyrna's population grew 13.5% from 11,484 to 13,031, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $206,400 to $273,400.

Owners occupy 75.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,031
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,473
Median home value: $273,400
Median gross rent: $1,398
Housing units: 5,227
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,484	$67,277	$206,400	$1,110
2020	11,694	$59,830	$210,300	$1,183
2021	12,619	$63,794	$225,900	$1,323
2022	12,870	$68,260	$246,400	$1,396
2023	13,031	$70,473	$273,400	$1,398

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,425	10.9%
5 to 17	2,006	15.4%
18 to 24	1,055	8.1%
25 to 34	2,273	17.4%
35 to 44	1,991	15.3%
45 to 54	1,259	9.7%
55 to 64	1,081	8.3%
65 to 74	1,205	9.2%
75 and over	736	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,160	54.9%
Black or African American	3,928	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	374	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	445	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,114	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	616	7.2%
High school graduate	2,776	32.5%
Some college or associate's	3,252	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,419	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	482	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,000	80.2%
Carpooled	381	6.1%
Public transit	48	0.8%
Walked	56	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	715	11.5%
Other means	38	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,105	20.0%
15 to 29 min	2,060	37.3%
30 to 44 min	869	15.7%
45 to 59 min	675	12.2%
60+ min	814	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 8.8% (1,128 of 12,849)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,238	66.4%
Nonfamily households	1,635	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,873	93.2%
Vacant	354	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,678	75.5%
Renter-occupied	1,195	24.5%

1-unit, detached46.4%

1-unit, attached31.4%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,427	46.4%
1-unit, attached	1,642	31.4%
2 to 4 units	298	5.7%
5 to 19 units	797	15.2%
20 or more units	14	0.3%
Mobile home & other	49	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1067310
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 39.2953, -75.6087