Felton is home to 1,294 people in Delaware. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 510 people. At a median age of 45.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 29% less than in Delaware as a whole. The foreign-born share is 5%. Median rent is $848 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,896, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Felton
What changed most since 1990
Median age26.7 → 45.9(+19.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants85.1% → 71.1%(−14.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share4.0% → 18.5%(+14.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.7%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48.3%(56)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.2%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 116 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Felton, decade by decade
Felton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
721
$75,096
$157,445
10.0%
16.8
2000
784
$77,582
$167,410
12.2%
40.1
2010
1,298
$54,988
$259,950
15.9%
58.5
2020
1,316
$77,617
$249,195
28.4%
69.0
2024
1,294
$59,896
$285,900
28.3%
62.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
