Felton is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 1,347 people and three associated neighborhoods, Felton is the 28th largest community in Delaware. Much of the housing stock in Felton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Felton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Felton, where the median household income is $55,536.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Being a small town, Felton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Felton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.76% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Felton in 2022 was $35,877, which is middle income relative to Delaware, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,508 for a family of four. However, Felton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Felton is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Felton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.