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. Much of the housing stock in Felton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, 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 borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in management occupations (12.13%), office and administrative support (11.40%), and sales jobs (10.29%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.12% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The overall crime rate in Felton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Felton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.48 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small borough, Felton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Felton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.83% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $30,335, 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 $121,340 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, Irish, Italian, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
