Smyrna is a city of 56,633 people in Georgia. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. 15,634 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 3,541 people per square mile. That is roughly 29% ahead of the Georgia median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,061, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Smyrna
What changed most since 1990
White share78.0% → 42.0%(−36.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share15.8% → 31.6%(+15.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants43.1% → 59.4%(+16.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Smyrna's population equals 7.3% of Cobb County's. Its number of veterans equals 5.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.9% of the county's.
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)34.1%(648)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(556)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21%(399)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,898 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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Over time
Smyrna, decade by decade
Smyrna population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,981
$81,274
$189,125
34.1%
45.6
2000
40,999
$86,660
$221,695
40.3%
77.7
2010
51,271
$78,550
$313,465
49.3%
82.9
2020
55,663
$94,191
$374,520
55.7%
86.7
2024
56,633
$100,061
$449,500
59.4%
87.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
