Blades, DE

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Blades, Delaware

Blades, Delaware, in Sussex county, is 64 miles SE of Dundalk, Maryland (center to center) and 71 miles SE of Baltimore, Maryland. The town has a population of 956.

The People and Families of Blades

In Blades, about 43% of adults are married. Large households are normal in Blades. Looking at the town, you'll find a large share of the people are not married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Blades had a median family income of $33,194.

Blades Housing

Owners occupy 62% of the housing units in Blades.

Commuting

In Blades, 95% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Blades strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Delaware):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of Blades, DE

Comparing Blades to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Delaware (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Women
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	64 miles SE of Dundalk, Maryland (center to center)
Nearest Large City	71 miles SE of Baltimore, Maryland
County	Sussex
Standard Zip Codes	19973
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.636
Longitude	-75.609

Station	GEORGETOWN 5 SW
Distance	8.7 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Station	SALISBURY
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 46 F
Apr Temp	45 to 67 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	48 to 70 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	DENTON 2 E
Distance	20 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	956	100%
Male	449	47%
Female	507	53%
Under 18	279	29.2%
18+	677	70.8%
65+	67	7%
Median Age	32.7
Average Family Size	3.23
White	667	69.8%
African-American	208	21.8%
Asian	10	1%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.5%
Other	38	4%
Mixed Race	27	2.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	63	6.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	999
Growth	43
Growth %	4.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	26.4%
Irish	23.7%
US/American	20.1%
English	6.6%
Italian	5.2%
German	4.8%
Haitian	2.6%
French (except Basque)	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	1.8%
Scottish	1.3%
Polish	1.3%
Swiss	0.6%
African	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
Jamaican	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Estonian	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Blades	956	$33,194
Bridgeville	1,436	$30,083
Delmar	1,407	$35,521
Georgetown	4,643	$37,925
Greenwood	837	$40,000
Laurel	3,668	$30,329
Seaford	6,699	$39,688

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