Smyrna

Population & Demographics

Smyrna, TN

Smyrna is home to 56,692 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,528 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
56,692
people
Population

56,692 residents

Median age 34.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Smyrna population & demographics

Who lives in Smyrna — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
56,692
Median age
34.1yrs
Median household income
$81,926
Median home value
$358,300
Median gross rent
$1,461/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.8%
Poverty rate
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Smyrna

How Smyrna breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White53.2%
Black18.9%
Hispanic or Latino17.7%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races4.2%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Smyrna

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Smyrna.

Smyrna at a glance
Employed Residents
28,528
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
18.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Smyrna proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Smyrna commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

53
Commute Score

53 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Smyrna

28,528 commutes, one dot at a time

Smyrna

Where 28,528 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Smyrna, by worker count.

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)18.6 mi9,908
2Smyrna0.0 mi4,059
3Murfreesboro10.2 mi3,008
4La Vergne4.0 mi2,102
5Franklin18.9 mi1,518
6Brentwood14.4 mi935
7Berry Hill17.4 mi605
8Lebanon19.3 mi538

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Smyrna.

1Murfreesboro10.2 mi4,904
2Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)18.6 mi4,708
3Smyrna0.0 mi4,059
4La Vergne4.0 mi1,802
5Franklin18.9 mi625
6Brentwood14.4 mi438
7Lebanon19.3 mi425
8Spring Hill26.3 mi407

Top industries

The sectors that employ Smyrna’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing43.7%
RTRetail Trade10.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing8.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance5.3%
WSWholesale Trade3.6%
COConstruction3.2%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Smyrna

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps50%
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