Casas Adobes vs Drexel Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Casas Adobes and Drexel Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Casas Adobes and Drexel Heights are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Casas Adobes has the higher population (70,770 vs 27,636 in Drexel Heights). Casas Adobes has the higher median household income ($81,041 vs $75,152 in Drexel Heights). Casas Adobes has the higher median home value ($311,100 vs $233,300 in Drexel Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
Population	70,770	27,636
Median age	43.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,041	$75,152
Median home value	$311,100	$233,300
Median gross rent	$1,516	$1,285
Housing units	32,912	9,999
Homeownership rate	66.9%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
Population	70,166 → 70,770 (+0.9%)	29,568 → 27,636 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$64,224 → $81,041 (+26.2%)	$57,790 → $75,152 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$206,500 → $311,100 (+50.7%)	$137,200 → $233,300 (+70.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,123 → $1,516 (+35.0%)	$945 → $1,285 (+36.0%)

Casas Adobes

Population

70,16670,770

Median household income

$64,224$81,041

Median home value

$206,500$311,100

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,516

Drexel Heights

Population

29,56827,636

Median household income

$57,790$75,152

Median home value

$137,200$233,300

Median gross rent

$945$1,285

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	11.2%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	12.7%
75 and over	11.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	19.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.8%
Asian	4.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	75.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
No high school diploma	6.0%	15.4%
High school graduate	19.3%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
Drove alone	74.0%	73.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.8%	1.2%
Walked	1.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	9.0%
Other means	1.1%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
1-unit, detached	65.2%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	9.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Casas Adobes	Drexel Heights
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1986	1986