Smyrna is a medium-sized town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 13,277 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 $70,473.00.Smyrna is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Smyrna is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smyrna who work in office and administrative support (14.84%), teaching (8.96%), and food service (7.73%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Smyrna telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.60 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Smyrna citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.25% of adults in Smyrna have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Smyrna in 2022 was $32,846, which is middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,384 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, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Smyrna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
