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Smyrna, GA
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Living in Smyrna



Smyrna is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 56,160 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Smyrna is the 15th largest community in Georgia.

Smyrna real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Smyrna house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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: 23.92% 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 thing noticeable about Smyrna, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Smyrna is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Smyrna a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Smyrna. 57.58% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Smyrna in 2018 was $59,851, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $239,404 for a family of four. However, Smyrna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Smyrna is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 11.20% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Smyrna include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

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