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Drexel Hill, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania (Drexel Hill, PA — Census place “Drexel Hill CDP”) is 30,015 residents, ranking #18 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $87,993, the median home is worth $239,900 and median gross rent runs $1,312 a month. Looking for the Drexel Hill Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Drexel Hill, PA: 19026.
- Population
- 30,015Drexel Hill CDP residents
- Median household income
- $87,993Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $239,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,312Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.7%Owner-occupied households
Drexel Hill ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Drexel Hill.
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What the numbers mean in Drexel Hill CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Drexel Hill CDP median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 64.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Drexel Hill CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Drexel Hill CDP is a small city in Pennsylvania, with 30,015 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #18 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Drexel Hill CDP earn a median of $87,993 a year, 12% above the national figure of $78,538 and 24% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Drexel Hill CDP is valued at $239,900, 20.9% below the national figure and 24% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,312 a month, 6.7% below the national figure, or roughly $15,744 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Hazleton city 29,886
- Bethel Park municipality 33,070
- Easton city 29,079
- Chester city 33,209
- Monroeville municipality 28,383
- Norristown borough 35,782
- Williamsport city 27,629
- State College borough 40,669
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Drexel Hill CDP?
- Drexel Hill CDP has 30,015 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #18 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Drexel Hill CDP?
- Median household income in Drexel Hill CDP is $87,993 a year, 12% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Drexel Hill CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,312 a month and the median home value is $239,900, so rent absorbs about 17.9% of median household income.
- Is Drexel Hill CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Drexel Hill CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Drexel Hill CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.