Demographics of Drexel Hill CDP, Pennsylvania

Drexel Hill CDP, Pennsylvania had 30,451 ±1,573 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Drexel Hill CDP, in four figures

30,451 ±1,573
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 17th
Among Pennsylvania's places: Of 273 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 36.2 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,168 ±$3,909
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.2 ±1.4: for men 35.7 ±1.8 and for women 36.9 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Drexel Hill CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	2,079 ±406	6.8% ±1.3	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,416 ±432	14.5% ±1.2	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,812 ±468	9.2% ±1.5	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,290 ±784	30.5% ±2.0	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,087 ±577	23.3% ±1.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,767 ±452	15.7% ±1.2	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,168 ±$3,909, and income per person $46,230 ±$2,574, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Drexel Hill CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	942 ±209	7.8% ±1.7	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,421 ±429	20.0% ±3.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,744 ±334	14.4% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,035 ±391	16.8% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,060 ±354	17.0% ±2.8	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,124 ±229	9.3% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,770 ±256	14.6% ±2.0	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Drexel Hill CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	2,354 ±692	7.8% ±2.2	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	834 ±347	13.0% ±5.2	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,202 ±350	6.8% ±1.9	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	318 ±104	5.0% ±1.6	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Drexel Hill CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Drexel Hill CDP	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	12,703 ±537	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±1.4	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.4% ±2.7	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.6% ±3.4	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$266,400 ±$11,940	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,357 ±$41	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1949 ±2	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Drexel Hill CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,161 ±620	7.1% ±2.0	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,383 ±1,189	60.4% ±2.3	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,453 ±906	21.2% ±2.8	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,294 ±602	7.5% ±1.9	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 216	0% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,053 ±283	3.5% ±0.9	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Drexel Hill CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	21,324 ±1,423	70.0% ±3.0	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,680 ±472	15.4% ±1.3	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	146 to 450	0.5% to 1.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,149 ±620	13.6% ±1.9	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,678 ±476	8.8% ±1.5	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,471 ±353	4.8% ±1.1	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Drexel Hill CDP among the places of Pennsylvania

17th of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Drexel Hill CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Altoona city	43,196 ±48
State College borough	41,050 ±26
Norristown borough	35,893 ±51
Chester city	33,619 ±59
Bethel Park municipality	32,881 ±21
Drexel Hill CDP	30,451 ±1,573
Hazleton city	30,111 ±32
Easton city	29,739 ±32
Monroeville municipality	28,295 ±66
Williamsport city	27,612 ±53
Plum borough	26,723 ±44

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026