About Felton

Felton is a tiny town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 572 people and just one neighborhood, Felton is the 401st largest community in Minnesota.

Unlike some towns , 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 town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Felton who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.60%), farm management (11.70%), and sales jobs (8.68%).

Another important characteristic of Felton is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.56% 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.

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.

As is often the case in a small town, Felton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Felton Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Felton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.84% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Felton in 2000 was $18,101, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,404 for a family of four.

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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Felton include Norwegian, German, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Felton is English.