Demographics of Smyrna town, Delaware

Smyrna town, Delaware had 13,340 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +379 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Smyrna town, in four figures

13,340
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,165 ±51.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +379 people.; 34.3 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,048 ±$5,841
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Smyrna town, Delaware's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Smyrna town, Delaware's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Smyrna town, Delaware's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Smyrna town, Delaware's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,961	100.0	100.0
2021	13,168	101.6	100.2
2022	13,261	102.3	100.7
2023	13,318	102.8	101.6
2024	13,336	102.9	102.5
2025	13,340	102.9	103.1

Population of Smyrna town, Delaware on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,961	—
2021	13,168	+207
2022	13,261	+93
2023	13,318	+57
2024	13,336	+18
2025	13,340	+4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.3 ±2.7: for men 33.4 ±5.1 and for women 34.7 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Smyrna town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Under 5	1,367 ±414	10.4% ±3.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,110 ±461	16.0% ±3.5	15.4% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,110 ±338	8.4% ±2.6	8.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,861 ±613	29.3% ±4.7	24.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,412 ±471	18.3% ±3.6	25.4% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,305 ±436	17.5% ±3.3	20.6% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,048 ±$5,841, and income per person $30,778 ±$2,903, in 2024 dollars. The median is $84,954 ±$1,251 in Delaware and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Smyrna town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Delaware	United States
Under $25,000	760 ±284	15.6% ±5.7	11.9% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	628 ±225	12.9% ±4.5	16.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,411 ±361	29.0% ±7.1	15.9% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	691 ±246	14.2% ±4.9	13.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	686 ±237	14.1% ±4.8	19.0% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	272 to 810	11.1% ±5.5	10.9% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	26 to 278	0.5% to 5.7%	12.4% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Smyrna town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Delaware	United States
All ages	1,676 ±545	12.9% ±4.2	10.4% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	246 to 744	14.2% ±6.8	15.0% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	873 ±361	13.1% ±5.2	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	116 to 500	4.4% to 17.0%	8.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Smyrna town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smyrna town	Delaware	United States
Housing units	5,243 ±404	464,203 ±208	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.2	86.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 11.1%	13.4% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±6.5	73.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±6.0	27.0% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$291,400 ±$16,860	$352,000 ±$2,842	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,534 ±$120	$1,401 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Smyrna town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,552 ±525	11.8% ±4.0	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,099 ±871	53.9% ±6.6	58.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,686 ±894	28.0% ±6.8	21.4% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 476	0% to 3.6%	4.3% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.7%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	271 to 971	2.1% to 7.4%	4.5% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Smyrna town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Born in the state	7,440 ±645	56.5% ±4.9	42.9% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,380 ±724	33.3% ±5.5	44.7% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	119 to 827	0.9% to 6.3%	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	424 to 1,320	3.2% to 10.0%	10.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	223 to 815	1.7% to 6.2%	5.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	81 to 625	0.6% to 4.7%	4.9% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Smyrna town among the places of Delaware

9th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Delaware page.

Places of Delaware near Smyrna town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Middletown town	24,661 ±31
Bear CDP	22,370 ±1,698
Glasgow CDP	15,546 ±2,077
Brookside CDP	15,115 ±1,163
Hockessin CDP	13,439 ±1,427
Smyrna town	13,165 ±51
Milford city	12,803 ±37
Pike Creek Valley CDP	12,431 ±1,150
Claymont CDP	8,786 ±850
Seaford city	8,485 ±20
Wilmington Manor CDP	8,214 ±846

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Delaware by homeownership rate
No. 3 Places in Delaware by poverty rate
No. 5 Places in Delaware by median rent
No. 6 Places in Delaware by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 9 Places in Delaware by median age
No. 9 Places in Delaware by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026