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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Smyrna, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Smyrna, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Smyrna’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Smyrna does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,473.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Smyrna, the average commute to work is 31.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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.