People QuickFacts Smyrna Delaware Population, 2011 estimate 10,180 908,137 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 10,023 897,934 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.6% 1.1% Population, 2010 10,023 897,934 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.1% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.8% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.0% 14.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 63.1% 68.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 29.1% 21.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.5% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.8% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.9% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 60.5% 65.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.0% 85.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.1% 8.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 6.6% 12.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.1% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 19.3% 28.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 862 77,593 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.0 24.6  Housing units, 2010 4,035 405,885 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 68.2% 73.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.5% 17.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $201,000 $244,100 Households, 2007-2011 3,560 332,837 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.64 2.60 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $25,409 $29,659 Median household income, 2007-2011 $53,765 $59,317 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.1% 11.2%     Business QuickFacts Smyrna Delaware Total number of firms, 2007 950 74,573 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 8.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 4.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.4% 26.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 25,679,939 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,927 5,727,401 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 190,600 14,202,083 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $23,551 $16,421 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,040 1,910,770     Geography QuickFacts Smyrna Delaware Land area in square miles, 2010 5.93 1,948.54 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,690.5 460.8 FIPS Code 67310 10 Counties Kent County New Castle County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts