Smyrna.
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Delaware·Kent County
7 tracts·11K people·$291K median·1,767/mi²
White 54 · Black 28 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 45 · Other 29 · Living alone 26
Retail 36 · Health 27 · Public admin 15 · Manufacturing 11 · Professional 8 · Leisure 2 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 20 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 11 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Smyrna is $291,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Smyrna has 13,165 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.3; the population is 53.9% White, 28.0% Black, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.9% (Census ACS).
North Smyrna Elementary School (54%), Sunnyside Elementary School (52%) and Smyrna Elementary School (46%) lead the elementary schools; Moore (John Bassett) School (35%) and Smyrna Middle School (32%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,534/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Smyrna is $67,048 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Smyrna, median rent is $1,534/month and the median home value is $291,400 (Census ACS).
Smyrna reported 3.6 violent crimes and 23.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 14 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Smyrna are winter weather (87), cold wave (87) and drought (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Smyrna, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).