Delaware · Census place 06730
Blades town, DE
Quick answer
Blades town has 1,055 residents, ranking #54 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $62,596, the median home is worth $209,600 and median gross rent runs $839 a month.
- Population
- 1,055Blades town residents
- Median household income
- $62,596Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $209,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $839Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blades town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blades town median would spend about 16.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 83.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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