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Felton, DE
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Living in Felton



Felton is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 1,347 people and three associated neighborhoods, Felton is the 28th largest community in Delaware. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Felton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Felton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Felton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Felton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $55,536.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.90% 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.

Felton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Felton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.76% of adults in Felton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $35,877, 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 $143,508 for a family of four. However, Felton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Felton is a very 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 Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.