Smyrna, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Smyrna	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$46,914	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$88,740	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,201	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$73,207	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,532	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,158	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Smyrna is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Smyrna is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Smyrna is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Smyrna is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,154 $88,740 $177,480

City

$60,220 $90,340 $180,680

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Smyrna employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.0%	19.0%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	19.9%	19.9%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.8%	14.8%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	16.7%	16.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Townsend, DE	2,642	$208,642	156.5%
Hartly, DE	170	$185,756	128.4%
Highland Acres, DE	4,053	$139,080	71.0%
Middletown, DE	23,057	$137,722	69.3%
Clayton, DE	3,485	$131,090	61.2%
Smyrna, DE	12,109	$88,740	9.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mackenzie County, AB	12,113	n/a
North Wantagh, NY	12,102	$209,517	157.6%
Little Chute, WI	12,116	$95,734	17.7%
Jerome, ID	12,101	$70,561	13.2%
Manchester, VA	12,121	$94,980	16.8%
Smyrna, DE	12,109	$88,740	9.1%

Source: The Smyrna, DE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.