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Blades, Delaware

Town in Sussex County, Delaware · ZIP 19973

  • Sussex County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 1 public schools
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  • 1,330 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 363Households
  • $62,596Median household income
  • $209,600Median home value
  • 1Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Blades

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Population, 2000 to 2020+23.3%
9001k1.1k1.2k1.3k2000: 95620002010: 1,24120102020: 1,17920209561,179
Population of Blades at each census
CensusPopulation
2000956
20101,241
20201,179

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Blades
Under $50k38.2%
$50k to $100k43.5%
$100k to $150k12.9%
$150k to $200k3.6%
$200k and over1.7%

Median household income $62,596 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Blades
Owner occupied
302 units
Renter occupied
61 units
Vacancy rate
14%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Blades compared with its county and state
Blades compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBladesSussex CountyDelaware
Population1,055247,7991,005,872
Median household income$62,596$78,162$82,855
Median age35.951.441.5
Median home value$209,600$353,300$326,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher7.8%32.6%35.3%
Foreign-born residents10.3%8.4%10.4%
Owner-occupied homes83.2%81.3%72.3%
Mean commute to work26.6 minutes27.2 minutes26.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Blades, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Blades Elementary SchoolPublicK–2Seaford School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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