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Total population: 49,854 (All urban)

Smyrna, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,715 (18,455 occupied: 9,283 owner occupied, 9,172 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1418 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $738 (lower quartile is $646, upper quartile is $898)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $722

Median gross rent in Smyrna, GA in 2007: $872

Housing units in Smyrna with a mortgage: 6,388 (626 second mortgage, 726 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,638

Smyrna,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $184,100 (it was $121,700 in 2000)

Smyrna:	$184,100
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,653 - $310,793

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $277,975
Here: $277,975
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,330
Here: $187,330
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $84,871
Here: $84,871
State: $222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,337
Here: $161,337
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,941
Here: $117,941
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $7,419
Here: $7,419
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 40,326

In family households: 29,219 (6,539 male householders, 2,984 female householders)
6,913 spouses, 8,744 children (8,098 natural, 257 adopted, 389 stepchildren), 544 grandchildren, 711 brothers or sisters, 272 parents, 1,266 other relatives, 1,246 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,107 (3,919 male householders (2,829 living alone)), 5,109 female householders (4,339 living alone)), 2,079 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 454 (69 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,459 2-persons, 2,233 3-persons, 1,617 4-persons, 647 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 196 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,168 1-person, 1,686 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

4,633 married couples with children.
2,289 single-parent households (403 men, 1,886 women).

78.6% of residents of Smyrna speak English at home.
13.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,159 (17.6%)
(22.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyrna, Georgia:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 211 3 rooms: 390 4 rooms: 982 5 rooms: 1,945 6 rooms: 1,913 7 rooms: 1,126 8 rooms: 1,314 9 or more rooms: 1,394

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna, Georgia:
	1 room: 468 2 rooms: 1,418 3 rooms: 1,968 4 rooms: 2,397 5 rooms: 1,944 6 rooms: 601 7 rooms: 236 8 rooms: 82 9 or more rooms: 58

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,127
1995 to 1998: 1,844
1990 to 1994: 1,818
1980 to 1989: 6,225
1970 to 1979: 3,678
1960 to 1969: 2,373
1950 to 1959: 1,994
1940 to 1949: 423
1939 or earlier: 233

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Smyrna:
	no bedroom: 84 1 bedroom: 380 2 bedrooms: 2,886 3 bedrooms: 3,482 4 bedrooms: 1,998 5 or more bedrooms: 453

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna:
	no bedroom: 495 1 bedroom: 3,178 2 bedrooms: 4,159 3 bedrooms: 1,135 4 bedrooms: 183 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 301 1 vehicle: 3,508 2 vehicles: 4,035 3 vehicles: 1,116 4 vehicles: 282 5 or more vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 847 1 vehicle: 5,067 2 vehicles: 2,826 3 vehicles: 368 4 vehicles: 62 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Smyrna, GA:

Less than $10,000: 60
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 81
$70,000 to $79,999: 80
$80,000 to $89,999: 72
$90,000 to $99,999: 178
$100,000 to $124,999: 1196
$125,000 to $149,999: 2121
$150,000 to $174,999: 1299
$175,000 to $199,999: 1106
$200,000 to $249,999: 1598
$250,000 to $299,999: 1077
$300,000 to $399,999: 932
$400,000 to $499,999: 526
$500,000 to $749,999: 802
$750,000 to $999,999: 36
$1,000,000 or more: 23

Smyrna rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Smyrna:

Less than $100: 101 people
$100 to $149: 71
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 51
$250 to $299: 47
$300 to $349: 36
$350 to $399: 35
$400 to $449: 120
$450 to $499: 286
$500 to $549: 277
$550 to $599: 552
$600 to $649: 912
$650 to $699: 1,797
$700 to $749: 1,488
$750 to $799: 1,088
$800 to $899: 1,604
$900 to $999: 1,336
$1,000 to $1,249: 824
$1,250 to $1,499: 184
$1,500 to $1,999: 95
$2,000 or more: 58
No cash rent: 97

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,382 1990 to 1994: 1,223 1985 to 1989: 1,088 1980 to 1984: 530 1975 to 1979: 252 1970 to 1974: 223 1970 to 1974: 285 1965 to 1969: 176

Smyrna, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.5%
Number of people working at home: 679 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 263
5 to 9 minutes: 1245
10 to 14 minutes: 2150
15 to 19 minutes: 3095
20 to 24 minutes: 3571
25 to 29 minutes: 1853
30 to 34 minutes: 4583
35 to 39 minutes: 829
40 to 44 minutes: 1145
45 to 59 minutes: 2163
60 to 89 minutes: 1008
90 or more minutes: 501

Smyrna mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,703 (81%)
Carpooled: 2,827 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 319 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 60 (0%)
Railroad: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 109 (0%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 227 (1%)
Other means: 111 (0%)
Worked at home: 679 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1265
$10,000 to $14,999: 700
$15,000 to $19,999: 642
$20,000 to $24,999: 1136
$25,000 to $29,999: 1023
$30,000 to $34,999: 1414
$35,000 to $39,999: 1290
$40,000 to $44,999: 1197
$45,000 to $49,999: 1133
$50,000 to $59,999: 2024
$60,000 to $74,999: 2144
$75,000 to $99,999: 1955
$100,000 to $124,999: 1234
$125,000 to $149,999: 515
$150,000 to $199,999: 554
$200,000 or more: 325

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 15814

United States or American: 3223

English: 2697

German: 2374

Irish: 2122

Subsaharan African:: 885

Italian: 808

African: 596

Scotch-Irish: 580

Scottish: 511

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 441

Polish: 429

French (except Basque): 377

European: 375

Dutch: 241

British: 234

Russian: 173

Jamaican: 166

Haitian: 164

Arab:: 142

Welsh: 136

French Canadian: 118

Kenyan: 107

Norwegian: 105

Greek: 99

Nigerian: 99

Swedish: 83

Brazilian: 72

Lebanese: 63

Iranian: 61

Swiss: 58

Yugoslavian: 58

Turkish: 47

Czechoslovakian: 47

Czech: 45

Canadian: 44

West Indian: 41

Danish: 40

Bulgarian: 39

Scandinavian: 38

Slovak: 38

Other Subsaharan African: 36

Arab/Arabic: 33

Belgian: 32

Hungarian: 32

Austrian: 30

Romanian: 28

Egyptian: 27

Ukrainian: 25

Northern European: 20

Eastern European: 20

Slavic: 20

U.S. Virgin Islander: 20

South African: 18

Finnish: 18

Ethiopian: 18

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18

Croatian: 17

British West Indian: 17

Bahamian: 15

Serbian: 11

Portuguese: 11

Sudanese: 11

Syrian: 10

Latvian: 9

Iraqi: 9

Guyanese: 9

Israeli: 9

Slovene: 8

Alsatian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (44%)
India (6%)
Vietnam (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Nigeria (2%)
Haiti (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13833
Northeast: 4302
Midwest: 3867
South: 9519
West: 1675

38% of Smyrna residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 162
Nursery to 4th grade: 76
5th and 6th grade: 362
7th and 8th grade: 335
9th grade: 248
10th grade: 295
11th grade: 207
12th grade, no diploma: 354
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,432
Less than 1 year of college: 717
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,270
Associate degree: 534
Bachelor's degree: 3,784
Master's degree: 1,108
Professional school degree: 358
Doctorate degree: 286

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 85
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 237
7th and 8th grade: 280
9th grade: 265
10th grade: 390
11th grade: 323
12th grade, no diploma: 399
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,306
Less than 1 year of college: 818
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,076
Associate degree: 908
Bachelor's degree: 4,104
Master's degree: 1,504
Professional school degree: 345
Doctorate degree: 83

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $63,193
Black householders: $42,454
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $94,158
Asian householders: $70,604
Some other race householders: $37,509
Two or more races householders: $31,815
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,915

Smyrna household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Smyrna household income for Black householders

Smyrna household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Smyrna household income for Asian householders

Smyrna household income for Some other race householders

Smyrna household income for Two or more races householders

Smyrna household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Smyrna marital status for males

Smyrna marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $201,798
Black or African American householders: $172,905
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $226,909
Asian householders: $215,715
Some other race householders: $148,852
Two or more races householders: $181,225
Hispanic or Latino householders: $148,247

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,923
One, attached: 2,307
Two: 247
3 or 4: 1,529
5 to 9: 2,971
10 to 19: 2,237
20 to 49: 955
50 or more: 1,423
Mobile homes: 123

Median worth of mobile homes: $8,332

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Smyrna:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (16%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 306

Here:	9.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 172

Here:	11.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 460

Here:	25.6%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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