Smyrna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 40,780 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Smyrna is the 13th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities, Smyrna isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Smyrna are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Smyrna is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smyrna who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.21%), sales jobs (11.68%), and management occupations (11.38%).

Also of interest is that Smyrna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Smyrna use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Smyrna's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Smyrna Information and Demographics

The citizens of Smyrna are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 40.33% of adults in Smyrna have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Smyrna in 2000 was $27,637, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,548 for a family of four.

Smyrna is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Smyrna home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Smyrna is White, followed by African-American. Smyrna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.21% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Smyrna include English, German, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Smyrna's cultural character, accounting for 17.56% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Smyrna is English. Some people also speak Spanish.