Felton, DE Population

Overview

1,144

Total Population

48.8

Median age

57.87%

Female population %

72.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Felton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Felton is 48.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Felton's population under 18 was 17.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Felton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Felton, 15.12% were under the age of 15, 14.77% aged 15 to 29, 47.29% aged 30 to 64, 20.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 180 more females than males in Felton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.87% females and 42.13% males in Felton, DE.
The Felton, DE gender ratio is 72.8:100 i.e. 72.8 men to 100 women (0.728).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 117.

Felton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Felton population: 63.37% are White, 25.52% are Black or African American, 0.35% are Asian, 1.31% are some other race and 9.44% are multiracial.
Felton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 66 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,078 (94.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Felton is White with a population of 725 (63.37% of the total population).

Felton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,419 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Felton's population increased by 477 (58.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Felton's population increased by 33 (2.57%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Felton's population was lowest in year 2000 at 809.