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Population: 784. Estimated population in July 2024: 838 (+6.9% change)
Males: 359 (45.8%), Females: 425 (54.2%)

Kent County

Zip code: 19943

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $42,589
Median house value: $92,000

Population by Race

Races in Felton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
  • Black (11.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (17.7%), Irish (16.3%), United States (11.2%), Italian (9.4%), English (7.0%), Scottish (2.6%).

Elevation: 57 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Felton, DE

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Felton

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Felton town

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +107 (+15.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Felton:

  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 26 miles; SEAFORD, DE)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; LEWES, DE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Felton:

  • DOVER AFB (about 12 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 46 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 47 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Felton:

  • HENDERSON AVIATION (about 4 miles; FELTON, DE; Abbreviation: 0N6)
  • JENKINS (about 8 miles; WYOMING, DE; Abbreviation: 15N)
  • DELDOT HELISTOP (about 10 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: 0N5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Felton:

  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 27 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 39 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 44 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 46 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 56 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)

Schools

Public high school in Felton:

  • LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 844; Location: 5407 KILLENS POND ROAD; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Felton:

  • LAKE FOREST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 589; Location: 5424 KILLENS POND ROAD; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • LAKE FOREST NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 572; Location: 319 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 04)

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