People QuickFacts Smyrna Tennessee Population, 2006 estimate 34,491 6,038,803 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 27.7% 6.1% Population, 2000 25,569 5,689,283 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.6% 6.6% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.6% 24.6% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 6.8% 12.4% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.1% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 87.2% 80.2% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.8% 16.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6% 1.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 4.3% 2.2%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 41.7% 53.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.7% 2.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.2% 4.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.9% 75.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.8% 19.6% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.8 24.5  Housing units, 2000 10,016 2,439,443 Homeownership rate, 2000 64.5% 69.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $115,700 $93,000  Households, 2000 9,608 2,232,905 Persons per household, 2000 2.62 2.48 Median household income, 1999 $44,405 $36,360 Per capita money income, 1999 $19,704 $19,393 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 8.8% 13.5%     Business QuickFacts Smyrna Tennessee Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 431,393 97,792,030 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 266,674 60,136,403 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,018 $10,386 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 41,501 8,024,900 Total number of firms, 2002 2,210 454,366 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 5.9% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.6% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F S Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.8% 26.0%      Geography QuickFacts Smyrna Tennessee Land area, 2000 (square miles) 22 41,217 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,120.0 138.0 FIPS Code 69420 47 Counties Rutherford 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