Smyrna, Delaware
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Males: 5,318 | |
Females: 5,852 |
Median resident age: | |
Delaware median age: |
Zip codes: 19977.
Smyrna: | $52,921 |
DE: | $61,757 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $27,528 (it was $17,443 in 2000)
Smyrna town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $187,347 (it was $98,300 in 2000)
Smyrna: | $187,347 |
DE: | $243,400 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $261,654; Detached houses: $294,242; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,504; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,044; Mobile homes: $109,900
Median gross rent in 2016: $913.

Races in Smyrna, DE (2016)
- 7,24764.1%White alone
- 3,12127.6%Black alone
- 4373.9%Hispanic
- 3232.9%Two or more races
- 940.8%Asian alone
- 750.7%American Indian alone
- 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Smyrna detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Irish (11.3%), American (10.0%), German (9.4%), English (4.7%), Italian (3.5%), Polish (2.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 36 feet
Land area: 3.68 square miles.
Population density: 3,033 people per square mile (average).

For population 25 years and over in Smyrna:
- High school or higher: 90.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Smyrna town:
- Never married: 32.0%
- Now married: 40.9%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 16.5%
640 residents are foreign born (2.1% Africa, 1.6% Latin America, 1.3% Europe).
This town: | 5.7% |
Delaware: | 8.8% |
According to our research of Delaware and other state lists there were 164 registered sex offenders living in Smyrna, Delaware as of February 20, 2019.
The ratio of number of residents in Smyrna to the number of sex offenders is 69 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $998 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $817 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (27.4 miles , pop. 67,114).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (54.0 miles
, pop. 651,154).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (54.4 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Clayton, DE (1.2 miles
),
Cheswold, DE (2.4 miles
),
Kenton, DE (2.4 miles
),
Leipsic, DE
(2.5 miles
),
Townsend, DE
(2.9 miles
),
Dover, DE
(3.2 miles
),
Hartly, DE (3.2 miles)
,
Odessa, DE (3.4 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $63,500
- 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $58,800
- 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $62,300
- 2000: 58 buildings, average cost: $50,500
- 2001: 62 buildings, average cost: $52,400
- 2002: 139 buildings, average cost: $72,100
- 2003: 265 buildings, average cost: $86,100
- 2004: 250 buildings, average cost: $98,000
- 2005: 183 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 2006: 126 buildings, average cost: $91,000
- 2007: 154 buildings, average cost: $115,500
- 2008: 162 buildings, average cost: $105,700
- 2009: 143 buildings, average cost: $111,800
- 2010: 52 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 2011: 17 buildings, average cost: $131,600
- 2012: 17 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2013: 45 buildings, average cost: $112,900
- 2014: 83 buildings, average cost: $125,400
Latitude: 39.30 N, Longitude: 75.61 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,003 (-8.9%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,267 (23.3%)
Area code: 302


Property values in Smyrna, DE
Crime rates in Smyrna by Year | |||||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rapes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
per 100,000 | 68.4 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 57.8 | 66.7 | 48.9 | 93.2 | 55.7 | 85.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 64.2 | 80.6 | 43.7 | 43.2 |
Robberies | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 19 |
per 100,000 | 85.5 | 133.6 | 174.5 | 101.2 | 146.7 | 97.7 | 174.8 | 144.8 | 150.2 | 118.5 | 165.2 | 165.1 | 134.3 | 78.6 | 164.2 |
Assaults | 31 | 41 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 50 | 36 | 32 | 49 | 21 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 46 |
per 100,000 | 529.8 | 684.8 | 348.9 | 375.9 | 400.0 | 403.2 | 582.7 | 400.8 | 343.3 | 483.9 | 204.0 | 403.7 | 340.2 | 340.7 | 397.5 |
Burglaries | 50 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 63 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 50 |
per 100,000 | 854.6 | 551.2 | 571.0 | 592.8 | 346.7 | 598.7 | 664.3 | 734.9 | 697.3 | 592.5 | 612.1 | 477.1 | 429.7 | 419.3 | 432.0 |
Theft | 186 | 160 | 166 | 189 | 199 | 231 | 221 | 216 | 203 | 240 | 254 | 267 | 266 | 241 | 251 |
per 100,000 | 3,178.9 | 2,672.5 | 2,632.8 | 2,732.8 | 2,653.3 | 2,822.2 | 2,575.5 | 2,405.1 | 2,177.6 | 2,370.1 | 2,467.9 | 2,449.5 | 2,381.4 | 2,105.4 | 2,168.8 |
Auto thefts | 5 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
per 100,000 | 85.5 | 183.7 | 111.0 | 303.6 | 240.0 | 146.6 | 116.5 | 100.2 | 53.6 | 59.3 | 77.7 | 82.6 | 89.5 | 113.6 | 77.8 |
Arson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 280.5) | 394.6 | 398.6 | 300.0 | 326.9 | 326.9 | 315.6 | 402.4 | 323.8 | 322.6 | 281.3 | 245.9 | 319.6 | 305.3 | 249.3 | 286.5 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Smyrna detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.90 |
Delaware average: | 3.13 |
Smyrna, Delaware accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 5.4% |
Delaware: | 4.9% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +237 (+4.4%).
- Retail trade (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Health care and social assistance (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Average climate in Smyrna, Delaware
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Smyrna-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/28/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the Smyrna town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 7/27/1994, a category F3 tornado 31.3 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Smyrna-area historical earthquake activity is near Delaware state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from Smyrna center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 294.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 171.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 328.6 miles away from Smyrna center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Kent County (13) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Louis McLane - Politician, Jacob Jones - Navy officer, John Bassett Moore - Diplomat, John Cook (governor) - Politician, John H. Hoffecker - Politician, Presley Spruance - Politician, Robert J. Reynolds - Politician, Thomas Collins (governor) - Politician, Walter O. Hoffecker - Politician, Barney Slaughter - Baseball player.
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipient born in Smyrna: John B. Mayberry.
Hospitals and medical centers in Smyrna:
airports located in Smyrna:
- Smyrna Airport (38N) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 300, Local Ops: 2,000)
- Scotty's Place Airport (DE29) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smyrna:
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (about 8 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,239)
- Delaware State University (about 9 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 4,087)
- Wilmington University (about 27 miles; New Castle, DE; FT enrollment: 10,072)
- University of Delaware (about 28 miles; Newark, DE; FT enrollment: 20,078)
- Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington (about 31 miles; Wilmington, DE; FT enrollment: 4,972)
- Cumberland County College (about 32 miles; Vineland, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- Rowan University (about 39 miles; Glassboro, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,632)
Public high school in Smyrna:
- SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,155, Location: 500 DUCK CREEK PARKWAY, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Smyrna:
- SMYRNA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 765, Location: 700 DUCK CREEK PARKWAY, Grades: 6-8)
- MOORE (JOHN BASSETT) SCHOOL (Students: 687, Location: 20 WEST FRAZIER STREET, Grades: 5-6)
- SMYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 538, Location: 121 SOUTH SCHOOL LANE, Grades: KG-4)
- NORTH SMYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 522, Location: 365 NORTH MAIN STREET, Grades: PK-4)
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 123 RABBIT CHASE ROAD, Grades: KG-4)
Library in Smyrna:
Notable locations in Smyrna: Bannister Hall (A), Citizens' Hose Company Number 1 Incorporated (B), American Legion Ambulance (C), Smyrna Police Department (D), Smyrna City Hall (E), Smyrna Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: North Gateway Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Smyrna include: Mount Olive Pentecostal Church (A), Peace Lutheran Church (B), First Presbyterian Church (C), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (D), Asbury United Methodist Church (E), Centennial United Methodist Church (F), Saint Polycarp Catholic Church (G), Church of the Nazarene (H), Saint Peters Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Como (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Providence Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Smyrna: Smyrna Municipal Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Smyrna Museum (11 South Main Street).
Hotels: Twilight Haven Motel (1648 South Dupont Boulevard), Colonial Hotel (13 East Commerce Street), Grandview Motel Inc (2252 South Dupont Boulevard).
Court: Delaware State - Justice Of The Peace Court- Criminal Courts- Court (100 Monrovia Avenue).
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 83.4. This is about average.
City: | 83.4 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.312. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.312 |
U.S.: | 0.293 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.654. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.654 |
U.S.: | 1.912 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 28.9 |
U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 13.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 13.2 |
U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 8.75. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.75 |
U.S.: | 9.35 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00755. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00755 |
U.S.: | 0.01376 |
(5.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.8% for Black residents, 27.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.8% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Smyrna, DE
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Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010
275 people in nursing homes in 2000
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Banks with branches in Smyrna (2011 data):
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Smyrna Branch at 436 West Glenwood Avenue, branch established on 1991/12/05; Smyrna Branch at 600 Jimmy Drive, branch established on 2011/05/16. Info updated 2011/08/08: Bank assets: $76,887.1 mil, Deposits: $60,064.2 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 808 total offices, Holding Company: M&T Bank Corporation
- The First National Bank of Wyoming: Smyrna Branch at 28 Deak Drive, branch established on 2003/05/27. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $288.5 mil, Deposits: $230.3 mil, headquarters in Wyoming, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Wyoming Financial Corporation
- Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB: Smyrna Branch at 400 Jimmy Drive, branch established on 2006/10/18. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $4,281.1 mil, Deposits: $3,150.2 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 43 total offices
- PNC Bank, National Association: Smyrna Branch at 7 South Main Street, branch established on 1957/05/06. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- RBS Citizens, National Association: Smyrna Branch at 5 West Commerce Street, branch established on 1957/12/28. Info updated 2007/09/19: Bank assets: $106,940.6 mil, Deposits: $75,690.2 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, positive income, 1135 total offices, Holding Company: Uk Financial Investments Limited
Here: | 10.2 |
Delaware average: | 11.6 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Smyrna town (based on Kent County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 16,679 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 14,992 | 79 |
Mainline Protestant | 14,931 | 41 |
Black Protestant | 3,245 | 18 |
Other | 2,718 | 14 |
Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
None | 109,645 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Kent County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Kent County: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Kent County: | 3.43 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 4.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.43 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.9% |
Delaware: | 9.0% |
Kent County: | 31.2% |
Delaware: | 27.9% |
Health and Nutrition:
Smyrna: | 51.4% |
Delaware: | 49.2% |
Smyrna: | 50.1% |
Delaware: | 46.1% |
Smyrna: | 28.9 |
State: | 28.8 |
This city: | 19.1% |
State: | 21.1% |
This city: | 10.5% |
Delaware: | 10.9% |
Smyrna: | 6.8 |
Delaware: | 6.8 |
Smyrna: | 35.3% |
State: | 34.1% |
This city: | 57.8% |
State: | 55.6% |
Smyrna: | 80.3% |
Delaware: | 79.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Smyrna, DE Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2013) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 13 | $58,259 | $53,778 | 3 | $4,092 |
Other Government Administration | 7 | $35,317 | $60,543 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 22 | $128,618 | $70,155 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 7 | $25,347 | $43,452 | 6 | $4,013 |
Streets and Highways | 10 | $43,223 | $51,868 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 1 | $3,246 | $38,952 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 2 | $7,334 | $44,004 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 3 | $16,285 | $65,140 | 0 | $0 |
Electric Power | 8 | $34,816 | $52,224 | 0 | $0 |
Local Libraries | 2 | $8,087 | $48,522 | 6 | $6,914 |
Totals for Government | 75 | $360,532 | $57,685 | 15 | $15,019 |
Smyrna government finances - Expenditure in 2006 (per resident):
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $4,515,000 ($404.21)
Water Utilities: $360,000 ($32.23)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $8,165,000 ($730.98)
Police Protection: $3,069,000 ($274.75)
Central Staff Services: $666,000 ($59.62)
Water Utilities: $620,000 ($55.51)
Solid Waste Management: $597,000 ($53.45)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $560,000 ($50.13)
Regular Highways: $548,000 ($49.06)
General Public Buildings: $536,000 ($47.99)
Sewerage: $491,000 ($43.96)
Financial Administration: $422,000 ($37.78)
Parks and Recreation: $288,000 ($25.78)
Libraries: $215,000 ($19.25)
Local Fire Protection: $62,000 ($5.55)
General - Other: $43,000 ($3.85)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $827,000 ($74.04)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,357,000 ($121.49)
Electric Utilities: $2,000 ($0.18)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($0.18)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($0.09)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,696,000 ($330.89)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $72,000 ($6.45)
Smyrna government finances - Revenue in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,763,000 ($157.83)
Solid Waste Management: $679,000 ($60.79)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $231,000 ($20.68)
Interest Earnings: $188,000 ($16.83)
General Revenue, NEC: $86,000 ($7.70)
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000 ($7.70)
Sale of Property: $3,000 ($0.27)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $9,693,000 ($867.77)
Water Utilities: $830,000 ($74.31)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $322,000 ($28.83)
Highways: $182,000 ($16.29)
- Tax - Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,564,000 ($140.02)
Other License: $1,020,000 ($91.32)
Property: $934,000 ($83.62)
Public Utilities Sales: $98,000 ($8.77)
Smyrna government finances - Debt in 2006 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,655,000 ($327.22)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,000,000 ($179.05)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,728,000 ($154.70)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $73,000 ($6.54)
Smyrna government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,183,000 ($284.96)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,696,000 ($151.84)
6.41% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,158 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.41% |
Delaware average: | 5.01% |
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($984 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.17% Delaware average: 0.07%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from New Castle County, DE | |
from Philadelphia County, PA | |
from Atlantic County, NJ |
5.75% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,597 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.75% |
Delaware average: | 4.68% |
0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,634 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.26% Delaware average: 0.09%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to New Castle County, DE | |
to Philadelphia County, PA | |
to Cecil County, MD |
Strongest AM radio stations in Smyrna:
- WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Smyrna:
- WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
- WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJKS (101.7 FM; CANTON, NJ; Owner: QC COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
- W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
TV broadcast stations around Smyrna:
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
- W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 24Number of bridges
- 164m538ftTotal length
- $1,000,000Total costs
- 438,703Total average daily traffic
- 31,504Total average daily truck traffic
- 11940-1949
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 191990-1999
- 12000-2009
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 56 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Smyrna, DE)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 50 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Smyrna)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Smyrna)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | |||||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 43 | $215,796 | 13 | $171,263 | 83 | $202,140 | 6 | $61,453 | 4 | $173,595 | 2 | $26,560 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $174,350 | 1 | $170,100 | 8 | $216,488 | 1 | $21,560 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $59,850 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 10 | $211,341 | 6 | $95,522 | 41 | $219,038 | 6 | $48,157 | 2 | $202,190 | 5 | $29,096 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 4 | $237,530 | 3 | $191,573 | 27 | $219,376 | 1 | $95,020 | 1 | $169,720 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $185,045 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $261,283 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $99,230 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0402.01 , 0402.02
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $203,880 | 2 | $221,955 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $206,330 | 1 | $123,670 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $162,850 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0402.01 , 0402.02
Drinking water stations with addresses in Smyrna and their reported violations in the past:
SMYRNA REST AND INFORMATION CENTER (Population served: 6,000, Groundwater):Past health violations:RIDGEWOOD MANOR II INC (Population served: 310, Groundwater):
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2013), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-27-2013), St Public Notif received (JUL-11-2013), St Compliance achieved (AUG-28-2013)
Past monitoring violations:CAROLINE ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK (Address: 14 VILLAGE SQUARE SUITE 3 , Serves MD, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In JAN-01-1994, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule
Past monitoring violations:PINNACLE REHABILITATION & HEALTH CENTER (Population served: 256, Groundwater):
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2004, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from JUN-15-2005 to SEP-07-2006), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2006)
Past monitoring violations:BOMBAY HOOK REFUGE (Address: 2591 Whitehall Neck Road , Population served: 150, Groundwater):
- Water Quality Parameter M/R - Between JAN-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-13-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2007)
Past health violations:MAMIE A WARREN CENTER (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-22-2006), St Public Notif issued (NOV-22-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-12-2007)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2005), St Public Notif issued (OCT-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2006)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-2005), St Public Notif issued (JUL-22-2005), St Boil Water Order (JUL-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2006)
Past monitoring violations:SIGNALS/ RT 13 OPERATIONS (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2010, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2010), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-22-2010), St Public Notif requested (FEB-02-2011), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-02-2011)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In JUL-01-2006, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (AUG-02-2006), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-02-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2007)
Past health violations:AUTUMN WOODS MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2010), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2010), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2010), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-07-2010), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-12-2010), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-12-2010), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2011)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2009), St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2009), St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-2010)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-04-2010), St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2010), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2011)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-02-2009), St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2009), St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-2010)
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2013), St Public Notif requested (MAY-06-2013), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUN-12-2013 to SEP-05-2013), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2013)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-10-2012), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-10-2012), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2013), St Compliance achieved (APR-08-2013)
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-2011), St Public Notif requested (MAR-19-2012), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-19-2012)
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2009, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-2009), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-07-2009), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2010)
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2006, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (2 times from JAN-10-2007 to AUG-31-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-2008)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In JAN-01-1994, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule
Drinking water stations with addresses in Smyrna that have no violations reported:
- SMYRNA WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 10,001, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HOLLY HILL ESTATES (Population served: 831, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT (Population served: 450, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- FOX POINTE SUBDIVISION (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HELENS SAUSAGE HOUSE (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SAMBOS TAVERN (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SMYRNA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL & CHURCH (Population served: 67, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WOODS EDGE II (Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- FENWICK ISLAND TRAILER PARK (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GRAYS TRAILER PARK (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 72
- Hazardous Condition: 64
- Good Intent Call: 13
Incident types - Smyrna
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Smyrna, Delaware:
- Twilight Haven Motel, 1648 S Dupoint Blvd, Smyrna, Delaware 19977 , Phone: (302) 653-9906
- Best Western Smyrna Inn, 190 Stadium St, Smyrna, Delaware 19977 , Phone: (302) 659-3635, Fax: (302) 659-3638
Most common first names in Smyrna, DE among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Mary | 211 | 82.2 years |
William | 192 | 75.4 years |
John | 191 | 75.5 years |
James | 160 | 75.2 years |
George | 126 | 77.0 years |
Charles | 103 | 78.1 years |
Helen | 95 | 80.2 years |
Margaret | 88 | 80.5 years |
Robert | 87 | 72.4 years |
Anna | 84 | 82.6 years |
Most common last names in Smyrna, DE among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Smith | 62 | 80.2 years |
Jones | 62 | 78.8 years |
Johnson | 61 | 77.5 years |
Brown | 55 | 77.4 years |
Davis | 50 | 75.9 years |
Wilson | 48 | 76.4 years |
Williams | 41 | 79.5 years |
Wright | 40 | 78.7 years |
Morris | 37 | 78.0 years |
Thomas | 35 | 80.3 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
Businesses in Smyrna, DE | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Best Western | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
GNC | 2 | UPS | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
KFC | 1 |
Smyrna compared to Delaware state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Smyrna on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in United Kingdom (population 500+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Yugoslavia (population 500+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Asia, n.e.c. (population 500+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Melanesia (population 500+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Micronesia (population 500+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Polynesia (population 500+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest racial income disparities between White and Black householders (with at least 200 householders)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other South Eastern Asia (population 500+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social service occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest positive percentage difference between never married females and males (15+ years) (with at least 1,000 females never married)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Born at sea (population 500+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most full-time financial administration workers per 1000 residents (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"

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