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Smyrna, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $278,795 (it was $98,300 in 2000)
Smyrna:

$278,795
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $227,293 - $335,874

Total population: 11,170 (Urban population: 5,326 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 51 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 5,306 (4,972 occupied: 3,465 owner occupied, 1,624 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,441 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $212,356.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,176 (lower quartile is $834, upper quartile is $1,356)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,565


Median gross rent in Smyrna, DE in 2022: $1,369

Housing units in Smyrna with a mortgage: 2,918 (107 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 110 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $80,138

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,341

Median monthly housing costs: $1,410

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Smyrna, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2004

Median year apartment built: 1999

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,190
  • Male householders: 1,997 (545 living alone), Female householders: 2,880 (729 living alone)
  • 2,367 spouses (2,333 opposite-sex spouses), 371 unmarried partners, (371 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,916 children (3,728 natural, 32 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 515 grandchildren, 243 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 1 foster children, 204 other relatives, 434 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 188

Size of family households: 1,339 2-persons, 735 3-persons, 939 4-persons, 531 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,326 1-person, 134 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 18 5-persons.

1,824 married couples with children.
962 single-parent households (286 men, 676 women).

94.9% of residents of Smyrna speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (2% speak English very well, 88% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 716 (5.4%)
(76.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Smyrna, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Smyrna, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 3292 bedrooms
  • 2,4963 bedrooms
  • 5944 bedrooms
  • 475+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2751 bedroom
  • 6082 bedrooms
  • 6763 bedrooms
  • 664 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 61no vehicle
  • 8991 vehicle
  • 1,7262 vehicles
  • 5823 vehicles
  • 1704 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna in renter-occupied apartments
  • 251no vehicle
  • 6491 vehicle
  • 6042 vehicles
  • 1203 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyrna, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyrna, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 183 rooms
  • 1934 rooms
  • 6825 rooms
  • 1,0286 rooms
  • 5217 rooms
  • 7018 rooms
  • 3239+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 162 rooms
  • 3723 rooms
  • 3784 rooms
  • 5465 rooms
  • 1716 rooms
  • 767 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 669+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Smyrna, DE
Smyrna town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Smyrna, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Smyrna, DE in 2022
  • 22Less than $10,000
  • 265$10,000 to $19,999
  • 406$20,000 to $29,999
  • 194$30,000 to $39,999
  • 351$40,000 to $49,999
  • 565$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,030$60,000 to $74,999
  • 841$75,000 to $99,999
  • 580$100,000 to $124,999
  • 436$125,000 to $149,999
  • 306$150,000 to $199,999
  • 118$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Smyrna, DE

  • Distribution of house value in Smyrna, DE in 2022
  • 25$20,000 to $24,999
  • 24$35,000 to $39,999
  • 66$70,000 to $79,999
  • 7$90,000 to $99,999
  • 31$100,000 to $124,999
  • 29$125,000 to $149,999
  • 58$150,000 to $174,999
  • 457$175,000 to $199,999
  • 755$200,000 to $249,999
  • 643$250,000 to $299,999
  • 978$300,000 to $399,999
  • 376$400,000 to $499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Smyrna, DE

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Smyrna, DE in 2022
  • 14Less than $100
  • 10$100 to $149
  • 1$150 to $199
  • 5$300 to $349
  • 25$350 to $399
  • 67$400 to $449
  • 58$550 to $599
  • 58$650 to $699
  • 20$700 to $749
  • 26$750 to $799
  • 15$800 to $899
  • 85$900 to $999
  • 408$1,000 to $1,249
  • 389$1,250 to $1,499
  • 89$1,500 to $1,999
  • 17$2,000 to $2,499
  • 92No cash rent
Work and jobs in Smyrna: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.9%
Number of people working at home: 566 (8.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 63
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 581
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 299
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 654
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 994
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 671
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,060
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 219
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 132
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 818
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 526
  • 90 or more minutes: 329
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Smyrna

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,063 (74.5%)
  • Carpooled: 489 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 7 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 282 (5.2%)
  • Walked: 91 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 566 (10.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 9.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 13.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 23.5%Males
  • 2.6%Females
Races in Smyrna detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Smyrna, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Smyrna, Delaware
  • 2422010 or later
  • 2242000 to 2009
  • 1511990 to 1999
  • 151980 to 1989
  • 191970 to 1979
  • 27Before 1970
Ancestries in Smyrna, DE

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 563 (9.2%)
  • American: 433 (7.1%)
  • Turkish: 253 (4.1%)
  • German: 204 (3.3%)
  • English: 133 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 98 (1.6%)
  • European: 96 (1.6%)
  • Polish: 95 (1.6%)
  • Afghan: 92 (1.5%)
  • Iranian: 44 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 43 (0.7%)
  • Liberian: 38 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 34 (0.6%)
  • Guyanese: 28 (0.5%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 20 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 5 (0.08%)
  • British: 4 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 3 (0.05%)
  • African: 1 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Afghanistan
Smyrna:

24.6% (165)
Delaware:

0.2% (174)

Pakistan
Smyrna:

21.9% (147)
Delaware:

1.6% (1,518)

Turkey
Smyrna:

19.1% (128)
Delaware:

1.1% (1,064)

Liberia
Smyrna:

7.5% (50)
Delaware:

1.4% (1,373)

Guyana
Smyrna:

6.3% (42)
Delaware:

0.7% (659)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Smyrna:

5.5% (37)
Delaware:

5.7% (5,583)

Philippines
Smyrna:

4.5% (30)
Delaware:

3.2% (3,065)

Mexico
Smyrna:

4.5% (30)
Delaware:

15.3% (14,887)

Japan
Smyrna:

3.7% (25)
Delaware:

0.5% (503)

Russia
Smyrna:

3.3% (22)
Delaware:

0.9% (911)

Trinidad and Tobago
Smyrna:

2.1% (14)
Delaware:

1.4% (1,386)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,881
  • Other state: 4,403
  • Northeast: 3,279
  • Midwest: 180
  • South: 1,073
  • West: 26

90.2% of Smyrna residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74.3% lived in Delaware.


Smyrna:

90.2%
State average:

89.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3
  • 9th grade: 26
  • 10th grade: 115
  • 11th grade: 55
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 89
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,779
  • Less than 1 year of college: 223
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 668
  • Associate degree: 424
  • Bachelor's degree: 499
  • Master's degree: 169
  • Professional school degree: 59
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 81
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 23
  • 10th grade: 32
  • 11th grade: 54
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 115
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,407
  • Less than 1 year of college: 303
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,066
  • Associate degree: 842
  • Bachelor's degree: 666
  • Master's degree: 251
  • Professional school degree: 58
  • Doctorate degree: 115
Educational Attainment for Females
Smyrna marital status for males
Smyrna marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,525
  • One, attached: 1,596
  • Two: 189
  • 3 or 4: 263
  • 5 to 9: 446
  • 10 to 19: 182
  • 20 to 49: 3
  • 50 or more: 12
  • Mobile homes: 87
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Smyrna
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Smyrna, DE
  • 69.7%Utility gas
  • 20.9%Electricity
  • 8.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Smyrna, DE
  • 60.9%Utility gas
  • 32.1%Electricity
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 157
Here:

11.2%
Delaware:

11.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
Here:

5.8%
Delaware:

12.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78
Here:

23.9%
Delaware:

19.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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