Smyrna is a somewhat small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 13,294 people and six associated neighborhoods, Smyrna is the seventh largest community in Delaware. Much of the housing stock in Smyrna was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Smyrna economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Smyrna, where the median household income is $68,260.00.

Also of interest is that Smyrna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Smyrna, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Smyrna are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.29% of adults in Smyrna having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Smyrna in 2018 was $31,340, which is lower middle income relative to Delaware, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,360 for a family of four. However, Smyrna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Smyrna is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Smyrna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smyrna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Smyrna include Irish, German, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Smyrna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.