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Felton, PA
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Living in Felton



Felton is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 504 people and two associated neighborhoods, Felton is the 980th largest community in Pennsylvania. Felton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

A relatively large number of people in Felton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.12% 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.

In Felton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.48 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

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 2018 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.