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Felton, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Felton is a Census town of 1,294 people across 0.79 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $59,896, 71.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $803,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Felton
What Felton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,643 plus or minus 580
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent 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.
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How many people live in Felton
- Population1,294 plus or minus 457
- Median age45.9
- Population under 18237 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1818.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over256 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Households585 plus or minus 170
- Family households385 plus or minus 130
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Felton
- Median household income$59,896 plus or minus $32,561
- Per capita income$40,134
- Civilian labor force698 plus or minus 256
- Employed679 plus or minus 252
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over943 plus or minus 291
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent plus or minus 35.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Felton
- Housing units594 plus or minus 172
- Occupied units585 plus or minus 170
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied416 plus or minus 125
- Renter occupied169 plus or minus 105
- Ownership rate71.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$285,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$848
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units482 plus or minus 136
- Share single family81.1 percent plus or minus 32.8
- Units in buildings of two or more107 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1998
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 commute624 plus or minus 235
- Commuting under 15 minutes88 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more227 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone87.3 percent
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Felton (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$803,000
- Average approval$114,714
- Median approval$70,000
- Largest approval$367,000
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
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.
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Flood risk in Felton
- NFIP communityTown of Felton
- NFIP community number100008
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The Town of Felton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100008 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kent County, not Felton
Kent County context, not Felton figures
- Establishments in Kent County4,971
- Covered employment, Kent County71,071
- Average annual pay, Kent County$57,464
- Housing units permitted, Kent County1,201
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Felton.
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.
Coverage
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, Delaware?
1,294, in 585 households. Felton town covers 0.79 square miles of land, which is 1,643 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?
Kent 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?
$59,896. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $285,900. Median gross rent is $848 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?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $803,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $70,000. 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.
Is Felton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Felton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Felton, town of, community 100008, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Kent 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.