What percentage of people rent in Smyrna, DE?

Name: Renters and owners in Smyrna, DE, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Smyrna, DE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,180 renting households against 3,689 that own their home.

In Smyrna, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 1,180 (±306)
Median renter income: $63,467 (±$10,599)

Who rents and who owns in Smyrna

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Smyrna	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±6.1 points)	27.5% (±1.3 points)	27.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,180 (±306)	19,616 (±949)	108,655 (±2,227)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,689 (±427)	51,808 (±1,048)	293,383 (±2,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,467 (±$10,599)	$46,977 (±$3,475)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,619 (±$10,189)	$90,253 (±$2,955)	$100,053 (±$1,445)	$100,009

In Smyrna, the renter share is not measurably different from Kent County (27.5%).

It is not measurably different from Delaware (27.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Kent County, Smyrna ranks 13 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 38 of 78.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Smyrna has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.6% (±7.1 points)	24.2% (±6.1 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,110 (±$82)	$1,534 (±$120)	+38.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$67,277 (±$7,345)	$67,048 (±$5,841)	−0.3%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Smyrna

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Smyrna
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Smyrna	—	24.2% (±6.1 points)	—
Clayton	1.9 mi	10.5% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Cheswold	5.4 mi	5.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Kenton	5.6 mi	24.2% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Leipsic	6.3 mi	45.2% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Townsend	9.0 mi	6.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Hartly	10 mi	15.6% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dover	10 mi	53.1% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Odessa	11 mi	21.7% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clayton, DE (10.5%), Cheswold, DE (5.4%), Townsend, DE (6.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dover, DE (53.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Rising Sun-Lebanon	31.9% (±13.0 points)
8	Wyoming	31.0% (±10.8 points)
9	Felton	28.9% (±13.9 points)
10	Little Creek	28.3% (±19.0 points)
11	Frederica	25.9% (±11.7 points)
12 (tie)	Kenton	24.2% (±22.2 points)
12 (tie)	Smyrna	24.2% (±6.1 points)
14	Camden	19.9% (±9.3 points)
15	Highland Acres	17.7% (±7.7 points)
16	Magnolia	17.3% (±13.6 points)
17	Kent Acres	16.1% (±7.7 points)
18	Hartly	15.6% (±24.5 points)
19	Bowers	15.5% (±10.5 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Smyrna

How many renters are there in Smyrna?

Smyrna has an estimated 1,180 (±306) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Smyrna?

In Smyrna, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Smyrna?

A renting household in Smyrna has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Smyrna?

The median renting household in Smyrna, DE has an income of $63,467 (±$10,599) a year, against $69,619 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Smyrna town, Delaware (place:67310, in state:10).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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