Smyrna is a city of 56,692 people in Tennessee. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 31,123 people. The median age is 34.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 1,672 people per square mile. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,926, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Smyrna
What changed most since 1990
Population13,647 → 56,692(+315%)US over the same years: +35%
White share91.9% → 53.2%(−38.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share6.7% → 18.9%(+12.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Smyrna's population equals 16% of Rutherford County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 26% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 22% 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)31%(750)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(712)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(604)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(89)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,416 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
13,647
$74,774
$170,405
11.2%
18.9
2000
25,569
$80,891
$204,936
19.8%
33.5
2010
39,974
$74,094
$222,835
22.1%
58.1
2020
53,070
$79,998
$256,589
26.2%
78.4
2024
56,692
$81,926
$358,300
27.8%
80.5
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.
