Felton, DE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Felton	Delaware	National
Income per capita	$50,985	$46,894	$44,883
Median household income	$95,172	$90,340	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$117,794	$109,575	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,348	$56,447	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,450	$57,948	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,458	$43,895	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.6%	12.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Felton is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in Felton is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Felton is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Felton is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,441 $95,172 $190,344

City

$60,220 $90,340 $180,680

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Felton median earnings by income bracket

Felton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	14.2%	14.2%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	22.9%	22.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.7%	11.7%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	5.4%	5.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Williston, MD	181	$239,487	194.5%
Hartly, DE	170	$185,756	128.4%
Highland Acres, DE	4,053	$139,080	71.0%
Viola, DE	177	$127,881	57.2%
Magnolia, DE	392	$121,663	49.6%
Felton, DE	1,237	$95,172	17.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lincoln Center, KS	1,237	$62,800	22.8%
White Cloud, MI	1,237	$55,973	31.2%
Preston, MN	1,237	$67,322	17.2%
Whitaker, PA	1,237	$77,773	4.4%
Maud, TX	1,237	$68,717	15.5%
Felton, DE	1,237	$95,172	17.0%

Source: The Felton, DE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.