Median household income (1999): $41,519
Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,953
| This zip code | $48,953 | | Delaware: | $52,499 |
Nearest zip codes: 19938, 19955, 19734, 19904, 19901, 19730.
Housing units in zip code 19977 with a mortgage: 1,568 (150 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 869
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,003
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $240
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 9.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 19977: Delaware Correctional Center (A), Prices Corners (B), Belmont Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 19977 include: Mount Friendship Circuit Church (A), Massey Chapel (B), Faith Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bear Swamp Pool (A), Raymond Pool (B), Shearness Pool (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Taylor Branch (A), Morris Branch (B), Pinks Branch (C), Mill Creek (D), Massey Branch (E), Corks Point Ditch (F), Smyrna River (G), Finis Branch (H), Greens Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 19977: Woodland Beach State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 100
- 1995 to 1998: 604
- 1990 to 1994: 492
- 1980 to 1989: 689
- 1970 to 1979: 915
- 1960 to 1969: 608
- 1950 to 1959: 427
- 1940 to 1949: 204
- 1939 or earlier: 715
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyrna, DE (19977):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 103
- 2 bedrooms: 558
- 3 bedrooms: 2,041
- 4 bedrooms: 598
- 5 or more bedrooms: 132
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 30
- 1 bedrooms: 251
- 2 bedrooms: 512
- 3 bedrooms: 235
- 4 bedrooms: 49
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 19977 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 123
- 1 vehicle: 1,022
- 2 vehicles: 1,450
- 3 vehicles: 548
- 4 vehicles: 195
- 5 or more vehicles: 94
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 239
- 1 vehicle: 414
- 2 vehicles: 379
- 3 vehicles: 53
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 19977:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 12
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 48
- $50,000 to $59,999: 54
- $60,000 to $69,999: 66
- $70,000 to $79,999: 79
- $80,000 to $89,999: 298
- $90,000 to $99,999: 296
- $100,000 to $124,999: 402
- $125,000 to $149,999: 467
- $150,000 to $174,999: 308
- $175,000 to $199,999: 142
- $200,000 to $249,999: 136
- $250,000 to $299,999: 49
- $300,000 to $399,999: 25
- $400,000 to $499,999: 23
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 19977:
- Less than $100: 41
- $100 to $149: 38
- $150 to $199: 30
- $200 to $249: 59
- $250 to $299: 48
- $300 to $349: 49
- $350 to $399: 179
- $400 to $449: 160
- $450 to $499: 86
- $500 to $549: 73
- $550 to $599: 50
- $600 to $649: 45
- $650 to $699: 43
- $700 to $749: 9
- $750 to $799: 29
- $800 to $899: 17
- $900 to $999: 7
- $1,000 to $1,249: 10
- No cash rent: 70
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $191,787
- Black or African American householders: $142,408
- Asian householders: $348,281
- Two or more races householders: $210,981
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,123
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,099
- One, attached: 389
- Two: 92
- 3 or 4: 74
- 5 to 9: 199
- 10 to 19: 65
- 20 to 49: 81
- Mobile homes: 755

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,711 (82%)
- Carpooled: 683 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 38 (1%)
- Bicycle: 29 (1%)
- Walked: 63 (1%)
- Other means: 56 (1%)
- Worked at home: 146 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 190
- 5 to 9 minutes: 618
- 10 to 14 minutes: 700
- 15 to 19 minutes: 656
- 20 to 24 minutes: 822
- 25 to 29 minutes: 284
- 30 to 34 minutes: 604
- 35 to 39 minutes: 148
- 40 to 44 minutes: 263
- 45 to 59 minutes: 700
- 60 to 89 minutes: 385
- 90 or more minutes: 210
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,557
- In family households: 10,015 (2,309 male householders, 886 female householders)
2,474 spouses, 3,619 children (3,378 natural, 119 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 235 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 98 other relatives, 254 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,542 (558 male householders (368 living alone)), 713 female householders (664 living alone)), 271 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,982 (1,966 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,303 2-persons, 812 3-persons, 618 4-persons, 317 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,032 1-person, 216 2-persons, 23 3-persons.
1,912 married couples with children.
860 single-parent households (178 men, 682 women).
95.2% of residents of 19977 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 25% well, 21% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 14% well, 5% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% very well, 26% well, 8% not well).
Foreign born population: 288 (2.1%)
(55.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (11%)
- Guatemala (10%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Other Western Africa (7%)
- Korea (7%)
- India (6%)
- Philippines (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 50
- 1990 to 1994: 68
- 1985 to 1989: 12
- 1980 to 1984: 7
- 1975 to 1979: 33
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1965 to 1969: 88
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 2439
- German: 1515
- United States or American: 1195
- English: 1067
- Irish: 1028
- Italian: 435
- Polish: 388
- Scottish: 178
- French (except Basque): 172
- Dutch: 95
- European: 88
- Scotch-Irish: 76
- Subsaharan African:: 73
- Slovak: 54
- African: 52
- French Canadian: 49
- Hungarian: 49
- Greek: 38
- Czech: 35
- Portuguese: 33
- Ukrainian: 32
- Russian: 31
- Norwegian: 30
- Welsh: 28
- Swiss: 27
- Lithuanian: 23
- Arab:: 22
- Syrian: 22
- Liberian: 21
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20
- Jamaican: 20
- Austrian: 16
- Czechoslovakian: 15
- Canadian: 14
- Pennsylvania German: 8
- Celtic: 7
- Finnish: 7
- British: 7
- Croatian: 6
- Scandinavian: 6
- Danish: 1

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- TYLER REFRIGERATION PIT (GLENWOOD AVE in SMYRNA, DE)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1999-0100, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0024, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-2004-0179,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0024, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-2004-0179,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1991-0138, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION AND MINING (EXCEPT PETROLEUM) MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING
- DELAWARE, STATE OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (SMYRNA LANDING ROAD RTE 485 in SMYRNA, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0064, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-2002-0065,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0078, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Organizations: STATE OF DELAWARE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DELAWARE CORRECTION CTR
- SMYRNA KINDERGARTEN CENTER (101 SOUTH LOCUST STREET in SMYRNA, DE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-683
Organizations: SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: SMYRNA KINDERGARDEN CENTER
- SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL (500 DUCK CREEK PARKWAY in SMYRNA, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-688
Organizations: SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTH SMYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (365 NORTH MAIN STREET in SMYRNA, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-684
Organizations: SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: SMYRNA NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SMYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (121 SOUTH SCHOOL LANE in SMYRNA, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-682
Organizations: SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JOHN BASSETT MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL (20 W. FRAZIER STREET in SMYRNA, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-686
Organizations: SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: JOHN BASSETT MOORE SCHOOL
- METAL MASTERS FOODSERVICE CO INC (655 GLENWOOD AVE. WEST in SMYRNA, DE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK; MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED WIRE PRODUCTS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MASTERMETALS FOOD SERVICE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: METAL MASTER FOOD SERVICES EQUIPMENT CO., METAL MASTERS FDSVE EQUIP CO
- LOVING CARE CHRISTIAN NRS SCHL (BIG OAK RD in SMYRNA, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-0537, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES
- INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (RT 13 in SMYRNA, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0466, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #7034 (100 WALTON WAY in SMYRNA, DE)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WAL-MART STORES EAST LP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WAL-MART STORES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- WARREN F BEASLEY POWER STATION (DEMEC) (217 ARTISAN DRIVE in SMYRNA, DE)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Organizations: DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NRG ENERGY CENTER SMYRNA, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORP
- DE PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY (30 SUNNYSIDE RD in SMYRNA, DE)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STATE OF DE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8144
- Northeast: 2657
- Midwest: 342
- South: 1776
- West: 166
59% of the 19977 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Delaware.
Population in 1990: 14,164. Population change in the 1990s: -641 (-4.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
| Here: | 3.3% | | Delaware: | 17.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
| Here: | 7.3% | | Delaware: | 14.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91
| Here: | 17.4% | | Delaware: | 21.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SMYRNA, DE):
- KENT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC (2 BIG OAK ROAD; small business): $6,879,211 in 25 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, and more by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $2,301,955; 2001: $1,745,571; 2002: $206,265; 2003: $2,591,348; 2004: $43,503; 2005: $-9,431; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,489,513 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 2004-11-26.
$2,286,145 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2000-03-30. Completion date: 2001-01-31.
$1,679,822 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2001-11-30. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$83,986, same as above. Signed on 2002-08-30. Completion date: 2002-11-19.
- GENERAL CLOTHING COMPANY INC (1300 S DUPONT BLVD; small business): $5,046,000 in 8 contracts from 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Individual Equipment by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $2,259,600; 2001: $1,458,000; 2002: $1,328,400; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,458,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2001-05-23. Completion date: 2002-09-04.
$1,458,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-04. Completion date: 2002-09-04.
$1,328,400, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-27. Completion date: 2003-08-22.
$1,092,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-02-02. Completion date: 2001-02-28.
- HARRIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY I (655 W GLENWOOD AVE; small business): $100,314 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$89,150 with Army for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2004-08-10. Completion date: 2004-11-03.
$11,164 with Army for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2006-06-16. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
- CREATIVE FLOORING CONTRACTORS, (100C EAST GLENWOOD AVENUE; small business): $82,781 in 3 contracts from 2000 to 2005
$39,297 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Fuel Supply Facilities. Signed on 2000-02-16. Completion date: 2000-02-16.
$30,058 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-10-30.
$13,426 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Fuel Supply Facilities. Signed on 2000-01-05. Completion date: 2000-01-06.
- CARLTON S AMUSEMENTS (590 CINDY LANE; small business): $12,892 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$5,092 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Recreational and Athletic Equipment. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-08-17. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$4,600, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-05. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$3,200 with Army for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
- RWM PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING (232 E GLENWOOD AVE; small business)
$5,446 with Army for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2003-11-25. Completion date: 2003-12-05.
- KEN'S AUTO SALES, INC (5629 DUPONT PKWY; small business)
$4,567 with Air Force for Trailers. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-11-14.
- FIRST STATE EQUIPMENT, INC (1950 S DUPONT BLVD; small business)
$3,989 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 1653 people in state prisons
- 317 people in nursing homes
- 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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