CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Smyrna

Delaware · 5,231 residents · 6.41 sq mi

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With 5,231 people, Smyrna is a city in Delaware. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Delaware median by roughly 23%. Median home value sits at $74,500. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.3% of residents. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,231

−8%vs 2000

vs 5,679 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

+2%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(355)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(373)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(391)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(322)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(337)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(785)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(638)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(486)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(499)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(493)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(362)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(190)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,694

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,212 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,367

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,443 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,500

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$398

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $498 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.8%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.5% in 2000

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.6%(4,066)

Black22.1%(1,256)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(194)

Asian0.5%(31)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.9%(4,023)

Black20.3%(1,064)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(179)

Asian2%(106)

Other0.7%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican8.9%(1,172)

Mexican1.8%(237)

Dominican0.8%(105)

Central American0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0.1%(19)

South American0.1%(19)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(56)

Filipino0.4%(53)

Asian Indian0.4%(47)

Korean0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(35)

Ancestry

Irish13.3%(1,748)

German8.9%(1,172)

English6.6%(867)

Polish5.9%(772)

Italian5.1%(668)

American4.5%(589)

Subsaharan African3.9%(509)

Turkish2.9%(383)

Dutch1.4%(178)

Nigerian0.6%(78)

French0.6%(77)

Scottish0.6%(77)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(73)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(64)

Lithuanian0.5%(61)

Guyanese0.4%(47)

Russian0.3%(40)

French Canadian0.2%(27)

Welsh0.2%(25)

British0.2%(23)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(15)

Swedish0.1%(14)

Haitian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.7%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 18.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.7%(1,649)

Married52.1%(2,480)

Widowed5.2%(248)

Divorced8%(382)

Women 15+

Never married33.8%(1,834)

Married43.2%(2,343)

Widowed9.9%(535)

Divorced13%(707)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28%(197)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(257)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(268)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 703 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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