Financial Literacy in Felton, MN
Felton, Minnesota is home to about 169 people. The population has declined 4% since 2020, from 176 to 169. The median age is 30, young enough that a large share of residents are making first-time decisions about credit, leases and retirement accounts.
12.8% of Felton residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 7.3 points below the Minnesota average of 20.1%. Put the other way round: of the 109 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 95 — 87.2% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $48,750 a year. That is $19,940 below the Minnesota median. About 13.2% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $142,600, roughly 2.9× median household income.
Felton by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 169 |
| Change since 2020 | -4% |
| Median household income | $48,750 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 12.8% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 93.6% |
| Median age | 30 |
| Poverty rate | 13.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% |
| Median home value | $142,600 |
| Land area | 1.013 sq mi |
| Population density | 167 / sq mi |
What Minnesota teaches — and to whom
Minnesota has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2028 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Felton, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to.
Where to start in Felton
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 30 means a large share of Felton is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Understand what a shrinking tax base changes
Felton has lost 4% of its population since 2020. Declining places tend to see slower home appreciation and tighter municipal budgets, which makes the buy-versus-rent calculation genuinely different here than the national advice assumes.
Questions people ask about Felton
Do high school students in Felton, Minnesota have to take a personal finance class?
Yes — Minnesota has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2028. Students graduating before then are not covered.
How many adults in Felton, Minnesota have a college degree?
12.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 87.2% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Felton, Minnesota?
$48,750, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Felton, Minnesota learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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