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Blades, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $226,506 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
Blades:

$226,506
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $171,260 - $291,537

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $210,226
Here:

$210,226
State:

$419,599

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,380
Here:

$109,380
State:

$291,415

Total population: 1,323 (Urban population: 949 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 443 (384 occupied: 321 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

16%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,020 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $118,315.

Median contract rent in 2022: $740


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $719


Median gross rent in Blades, DE in 2022: $832

Housing units in Blades with a mortgage: 226 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $70,189

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $67,191

Median monthly housing costs: $907

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Blades, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1984

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,020
  • Male householders: 142 (26 living alone), Female householders: 244 (49 living alone)
  • 204 spouses (204 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 285 children (272 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 foster children, 38 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 15 2-persons.

113 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).

84.7% of residents of Blades speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (16% speak English very well, 66% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 120 (11.8%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blades, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blades, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 802 bedrooms
  • 2033 bedrooms
  • 274 bedrooms
  • 125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blades, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blades, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 161 bedroom
  • 442 bedrooms
  • 13 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Blades in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blades in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 12no vehicle
  • 921 vehicle
  • 1502 vehicles
  • 513 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Blades in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blades in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 371 vehicle
  • 162 vehicles
  • 83 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blades, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blades, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 143 rooms
  • 74 rooms
  • 915 rooms
  • 1106 rooms
  • 437 rooms
  • 408 rooms
  • 169+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blades, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blades, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 203 rooms
  • 294 rooms
  • 55 rooms
  • 56 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 18 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Blades, DE
Blades town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Blades, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Blades, DE in 2022
  • 26$10,000 to $19,999
  • 18$20,000 to $29,999
  • 37$30,000 to $39,999
  • 51$40,000 to $49,999
  • 28$50,000 to $59,999
  • 89$60,000 to $74,999
  • 62$75,000 to $99,999
  • 35$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9$125,000 to $149,999
  • 21$150,000 to $199,999

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Blades, DE

  • Distribution of house value in Blades, DE in 2022
  • 1$10,000 to $14,999
  • 7$25,000 to $29,999
  • 9$30,000 to $34,999
  • 10$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4$80,000 to $89,999
  • 7$90,000 to $99,999
  • 6$100,000 to $124,999
  • 12$125,000 to $149,999
  • 31$150,000 to $174,999
  • 34$175,000 to $199,999
  • 75$200,000 to $249,999
  • 31$250,000 to $299,999
  • 11$300,000 to $399,999
  • 9$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Blades, DE

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Blades, DE in 2022
  • 7$250 to $299
  • 3$550 to $599
  • 5$700 to $749
  • 5$750 to $799
  • 19$800 to $899
  • 0$1,000 to $1,249
Work and jobs in Blades: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.4%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 24
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 84
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 27
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 89
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 31
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 59
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 71
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 95
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 3

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 321 (74.7%)
  • Carpooled: 89 (20.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 8 (1.9%)
  • Other means: 3 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 8 (1.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • 1.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 26.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 38.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 27.9%Males
Races in Blades detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Blades, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Blades, Delaware
  • 42010 or later
  • 172000 to 2009
  • 651990 to 1999
  • 221980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 3Before 1970
Ancestries in Blades, DE

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 113 (22.0%)
  • Irish: 85 (16.5%)
  • Haitian: 59 (11.5%)
  • English: 49 (9.5%)
  • Italian: 39 (7.6%)
  • German: 36 (7.0%)
  • Scottish: 11 (2.1%)
  • Slovak: 3 (0.6%)
  • Scandinavian: 2 (0.4%)
  • West Indian: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Haiti
Blades:

43.1% (50)
Delaware:

3.8% (3,686)

Mexico
Blades:

20.7% (24)
Delaware:

15.3% (14,887)

Korea
Blades:

9.5% (11)
Delaware:

1.7% (1,635)

England
Blades:

8.6% (10)
Delaware:

1.3% (1,297)

Dominican Republic
Blades:

7.8% (9)
Delaware:

3.1% (2,996)

Nicaragua
Blades:

4.3% (5)
Delaware:

0.0% (40)

Guatemala
Blades:

2.6% (3)
Delaware:

6.0% (5,803)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 343
  • Other state: 547
  • Northeast: 184
  • Midwest: 12
  • South: 296
  • West: 61

88.1% of Blades residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29.8% lived in Delaware.


Blades:

88.1%
State average:

89.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 8
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 13
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 187
  • Less than 1 year of college: 16
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 69
  • Associate degree: 23
  • Bachelor's degree: 2
  • Master's degree: 5
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 164
  • Less than 1 year of college: 37
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15
  • Associate degree: 44
  • Bachelor's degree: 28
  • Master's degree: 15
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Blades marital status for males
Blades marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 361
  • One, attached: 43
  • Two: 15
  • 3 or 4: 5
  • 20 to 49: 14
  • Mobile homes: 3
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Blades
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Blades, DE
  • 55.2%Electricity
  • 24.2%Utility gas
  • 7.8%Other fuel
  • 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.9%No fuel used
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Blades, DE
  • 81.0%Electricity
  • 8.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.4%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Here:

20.0%
Delaware:

11.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Delaware:

12.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:

15.6%
Delaware:

19.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
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