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Blades is a Census town of 1,071 people across 0.55 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $56,875, 70.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blades
What Blades is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.55 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,936 plus or minus 510
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blades
How many people live in Blades
- Population1,071 plus or minus 282
- Median age36.6 plus or minus 8.0
- Population under 18236 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Population 65 and over185 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households372 plus or minus 81
- Family households274 plus or minus 69
- Share of households that are families73.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blades
- Median household income$56,875
- Per capita income$24,777
- Civilian labor force540 plus or minus 158
- Employed476 plus or minus 140
- Unemployed64 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate11.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over735 plus or minus 190
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent plus or minus 30.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blades
- Housing units415 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units372 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied262 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied110 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate70.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,012
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units370 plus or minus 90
- Share single family89.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more41 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more9.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blades gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute472 plus or minus 140
- Commuting under 15 minutes141 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more200 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.4 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone89.9 percent plus or minus 37.1
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Blades
- NFIP communityTown of Blades
- NFIP community number100031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Town of Blades participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100031 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Blades
Sussex County context, not Blades figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blades.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Blades questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blades, Delaware?
1,071, in 372 households. Blades town covers 0.55 square miles of land, which is 1,936 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blades in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Blades?
$56,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,900. Median gross rent is $1,012 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Blades in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blades appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blades, town of, community 100031, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Blades figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Blades.
Is zoning published for Blades?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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