Felton is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 519 people and two associated neighborhoods, Felton is the 980th largest community in Pennsylvania. Felton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Felton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Felton is a borough of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in management occupations (9.87%), healthcare suport services (8.52%), and office and administrative support (7.62%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.45% 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. Because of many things, Felton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Felton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Felton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Felton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small borough, Felton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Felton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.11% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $35,112, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,448 for a family of four. However, Felton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Italian, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
