COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blades vs Salisbury
PLACE A
Blades, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Blades is 101% larger than Salisbury. Salisbury earns more, with a median household income $13,466 higher.
BLADESSALISBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,372681+101% vs Salisbury
Population density2,4811,778+703
Population growth-5.0%-2.9%−2.1 pts
Median age36.639.7−3.1
Male46.8%41.7%+5.0 pts
Female53.2%58.3%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born7.9%0.5%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.7%97.6%−38.0 pts
Black13.4%0.0%+13.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.0%1.2%+14.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.9%1.2%+9.7 pts
Median household income$56,875$70,341−$13,466
Per capita income$24,777$31,745−$6,968
Poverty rate13.0%9.4%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.388−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%19.6%−10.7 pts
Graduate degree3.4%4.9%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate11.9%9.8%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation64.3%66.7%−2.5 pts
Median home value$227,900$162,000+$65,900
Median gross rent$1,012$753+$259
Owner-occupied70.4%80.9%−10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%34.1%−23.8 pts
Rent-burdened households35.5%54.2%−18.7 pts
Average commute25.126.5−1.4
Worked from home0.8%17.2%−16.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.9%5.3%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025