Felton is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 1,356 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 $62,000.00.Unlike some towns 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 town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in teaching (11.80%), management occupations (9.68%), and sales jobs (9.33%). Felton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Felton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. A relatively large number of people in Felton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.32% 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. Being a small town, Felton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Felton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.48% of adults in Felton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $39,727, 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 $158,908 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, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
