Felton is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 8,711 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Felton is the 451st largest community in California.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Felton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Felton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.20%), sales jobs (11.46%), and management occupations (8.63%).

Also of interest is that Felton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Felton is also a town of artists. Felton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Felton's character.

Felton is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Felton area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Felton maintain a good economy.

In addition, Felton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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 night life, 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 32.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Felton is a relatively small town, but even so, a fairly large number of people use the bus to get to and from work. Many of these people travel out of town to the central city in the region.

Felton Information and Demographics

The education level of Felton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 36.11% of adults in Felton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Felton in 2000 was $26,371, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,484 for a family of four.

Felton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Felton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Felton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Felton include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Swedish, European, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.