Felton is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 509 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 real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Felton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Felton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Felton is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in office and administrative support (11.02%), sales jobs (10.24%), and management occupations (10.24%). A relatively large number of people in Felton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.56% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Felton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.37 minutes every day commuting to work. Felton is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Felton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.76% of adults in Felton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $31,587, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,348 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 Russian. The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
