COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheswold vs Smyrna
PLACE A
Cheswold, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Smyrna, South Carolina
Cheswold is 4638% larger than Smyrna. Cheswold earns more, with a median household income $23,125 higher. Cheswold has grown faster since 2000 (39% vs 22%).
CHESWOLDSMYRNADIFFERENCE
Total population2,65356+4638% vs Smyrna
Population density1,44379+1,364
Population growth39.3%22.2%+17.1 pts
Median age45.667.0−21.4
Male44.6%52.6%−8.0 pts
Female55.4%47.4%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born12.2%0.0%+12.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.4%100.0%−55.6 pts
Black37.9%0.0%+37.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%0.0%+9.8 pts
Asian2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Other5.9%0.0%+5.9 pts
Median household income$86,875$63,750+$23,125
Per capita income$37,765$109,868−$72,103
Poverty rate7.2%0.0%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.602−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%12.1%+9.1 pts
Graduate degree9.6%0.0%+9.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%12.5%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation60.5%43.2%+17.3 pts
Median home value$314,600$220,800+$93,800
Median gross rent$880$0+$880
Owner-occupied94.6%94.7%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%17.4%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%0.0%+47.6 pts
Average commute30.740.4−9.6
Worked from home18.5%0.0%+18.5 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured4.9%13.2%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025