Felton vs Franklintown

A side-by-side comparison of Felton and Franklintown: population, income, housing, and more.

Felton and Franklintown are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Felton has the higher population (534 vs 432 in Franklintown). Felton has the higher median household income ($75,852 vs $67,098 in Franklintown). Felton has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $162,900 in Franklintown).

Population, income & housing

	Felton	Franklintown
Population	534	432
Median age	36.2 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,852	$67,098
Median home value	$187,500	$162,900
Median gross rent	$1,125	$1,250
Housing units	200	232
Homeownership rate	90.1%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	41.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Felton	Franklintown
Population	567 → 534 (-5.8%)	388 → 432 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$63,571 → $75,852 (+19.3%)	$59,167 → $67,098 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $187,500 (+14.9%)	$126,500 → $162,900 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$961 → $1,125 (+17.1%)	$963 → $1,250 (+29.8%)

Felton

Population

567534

Median household income

$63,571$75,852

Median home value

$163,200$187,500

Median gross rent

$961$1,125

Franklintown

Population

388432

Median household income

$59,167$67,098

Median home value

$126,500$162,900

Median gross rent

$963$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Felton	Franklintown
Under 5	10.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	3.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	15.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	25.7%
65 to 74	6.4%	6.3%
75 and over	5.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Felton	Franklintown
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.7%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Felton	Franklintown
No high school diploma	8.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Felton	Franklintown
Drove alone	80.9%	76.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	15.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Felton	Franklintown
1-unit, detached	86.0%	39.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	28.4%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Felton	Franklintown
Poverty rate	12.8%	7.2%
Average household size	2.80	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1938	1990