Felton is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 1,375 people and three associated neighborhoods, Felton is the 28th largest community in Delaware. Felton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Felton, where the median household income is $59,896.00.Unlike some towns, Felton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Felton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Felton is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in management occupations (13.99%), teaching (11.34%), and sales jobs (8.98%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.10% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Felton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Felton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.31% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $40,134, which is middle income relative to Delaware, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,536 for a family of four. However, Felton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Felton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Felton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Felton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Felton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
