Blades, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blades	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$31,228	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$77,161	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$83,880	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,820	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,622	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,549	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blades is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Blades is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blades is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Blades is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,435 $77,161 $154,322

City

$60,220 $90,340 $180,680

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Blades median earnings by income bracket

Blades employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	25.4%	25.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	8.1%	8.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	1.9%	1.9%
Other	41.2%	41.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Williston, MD	181	$239,487	194.5%
Mardela Springs, MD	500	$122,966	51.2%
Bethel, DE	418	$112,084	37.8%
Vienna, MD	438	$111,583	37.2%
Sharptown, MD	710	$105,338	29.5%
Blades, DE	1,161	$77,161	5.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Solomon, KS	1,161	$96,604	18.8%
Port Republic, NJ	1,161	$211,338	159.8%
Greenfields, PA	1,161	$85,999	5.7%
Celeste, TX	1,161	$60,371	25.8%
Saint-Siméon, QC	1,161	n/a
Blades, DE	1,161	$77,161	5.1%

Source: The Blades, DE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.