Blades

Population: 1,055
Median household income: $62,596
Median home value: $209,600

Located in Sussex County, Delaware, Blades is a community with a population of 1,055. Its median household income of $62,596 runs below the Sussex County figure of $78,162.

From 2019 to 2023, Blades's population declined 23.2% from 1,374 to 1,055, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $154,700 to $209,600.

82.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,055
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,596
Median home value: $209,600
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 422
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3741,055

Median household income

$53,462$62,596

Median home value

$154,700$209,600

Median gross rent

$1,045$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,374	$53,462	$154,700	$1,045
2020	1,123	$51,250	$157,300	$850
2021	857	$56,202	$167,600	$847
2022	960	$61,625	$192,000	$830
2023	1,055	$62,596	$209,600	$839

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.6%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	13.6%
5 to 17	107	10.1%
18 to 24	96	9.1%
25 to 34	171	16.2%
35 to 44	127	12.0%
45 to 54	98	9.3%
55 to 64	160	15.2%
65 to 74	101	9.6%
75 and over	52	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	713	67.6%
Black or African American	89	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.9%
Asian	9	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	165	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate46.1%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	10.0%
High school graduate	327	46.1%
Some college or associate's	256	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	27	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	28	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	448	89.2%
Carpooled	49	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	1.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	163	32.5%
15 to 29 min	95	18.9%
30 to 44 min	127	25.3%
45 to 59 min	114	22.7%
60+ min	3	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 10.0% (105 of 1,047)

	Count	Share
Family households	263	72.5%
Nonfamily households	100	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	363	86.0%
Vacant	59	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	302	83.2%
Renter-occupied	61	16.8%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	350	82.9%
1-unit, attached	30	7.1%
2 to 4 units	23	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	17	4.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1006730
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6352, -75.6025