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Smyrna, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Smyrna is a Census town of 13,165 people across 6.41 square miles of land, lying across Kent County and New Castle County. Median household income is $67,048, 75.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smyrna
What Smyrna is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.41 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,054
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent County, 78.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inKent County 78.8 percent, New Castle County 21.2 percent
Smyrna crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smyrna
How many people live in Smyrna
- Population13,165
- Median age34.3
- Population under 183,477
- Share under 1826.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,305
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent
- Households4,869
- Family households3,336
- Share of households that are families68.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Smyrna
- Median household income$67,048
- Per capita income$30,778
- Civilian labor force6,090
- Employed5,752
- Unemployed338 plus or minus 166
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over8,578
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Smyrna
- Housing units5,243
- Occupied units4,869
- Vacant units374 plus or minus 208
- Vacancy rate7.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied3,689
- Renter occupied1,180 plus or minus 306
- Ownership rate75.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$291,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,534
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.5 percent
- Single family units4,128
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more995 plus or minus 303
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes109 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Smyrna gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,012
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,038 plus or minus 347
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,187 plus or minus 558
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home13.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Smyrna (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$7,307,400
- Average approval$304,475
- Median approval$103,900
- Ninetieth percentile approval$619,000
- Largest approval$2,750,000
- Jobs supported126
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full3
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.3 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smyrna, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Smyrna (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$625,000
- Average approval$312,500
- Median approval$312,500
- Largest approval$530,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smyrna, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Smyrna
- NFIP communityTown of Smyrna
- NFIP community number100017
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The Town of Smyrna participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100017 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kent County, not Smyrna
Kent County context, not Smyrna figures
- Establishments in Kent County4,971
- Covered employment, Kent County71,071
- Average annual pay, Kent County$57,464
- Housing units permitted, Kent County1,201
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smyrna.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Smyrna questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smyrna, Delaware?
13,165, in 4,869 households. Smyrna town covers 6.41 square miles of land, which is 2,054 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smyrna in?
Smyrna lies in more than one. By area it is 78.8 percent in Kent County, 21.2 percent in New Castle County. This page sits under Kent County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Smyrna?
$67,048. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $291,400. Median gross rent is $1,534 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Smyrna businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $7.3 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $103,900, plus 2 504 approvals worth $625,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smyrna, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Smyrna borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Smyrna. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Smyrna in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Smyrna appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smyrna, town of, community 100017, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Smyrna figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kent County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Smyrna.
Is zoning published for Smyrna?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.