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Felton, California: commercial real estate data.
Felton is a Census CDP of 4,093 people across 4.64 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $123,056, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Felton
What Felton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.64 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land882
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Felton
How many people live in Felton
- Population4,093
- Median age45.0
- Population under 18661 plus or minus 201
- Share under 1816.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over811 plus or minus 186
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households1,748
- Family households1,091
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Felton
Income and work in Felton
- Median household income$123,056
- Per capita income$72,941
- Civilian labor force2,309
- Employed2,239
- Unemployed70 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over3,063
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Felton
- Housing units1,833
- Occupied units1,748
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied1,338
- Renter occupied410 plus or minus 139
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$900,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,068
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.2 percent
- Single family units1,650
- Share single family90.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 87
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Felton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,649 plus or minus 333
- Commuting under 15 minutes322 plus or minus 136
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more708 plus or minus 205
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone67.4 percent
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home24.3 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Felton
SBA loans in Felton (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$10,599,000
- Average approval$2,649,750
- Median approval$2,769,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Felton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Felton
SBA loans in Felton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$468,000
- Average approval$468,000
- Median approval$468,000
- Largest approval$468,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Felton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Santa Cruz County, not Felton
Santa Cruz County context, not Felton figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County7,136
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County104,514
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$67,622
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County259
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Felton.
All Santa Cruz County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Felton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Felton, California?
4,093, in 1,748 households. Felton CDP covers 4.64 square miles of land, which is 882 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Felton in?
Santa Cruz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Felton?
$123,056. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $900,500. Median gross rent is $2,068 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Felton businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $10.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $2,769,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $468,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Felton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Felton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Felton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Felton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Felton.
Is zoning published for Felton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.