Catalina Foothills vs Drexel Heights

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

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

Catalina Foothills has the higher population (51,756 vs 27,636 in Drexel Heights). Catalina Foothills has the higher median household income ($113,201 vs $75,152 in Drexel Heights). Catalina Foothills has the higher median home value ($604,100 vs $233,300 in Drexel Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
Population	51,756	27,636
Median age	55.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$113,201	$75,152
Median home value	$604,100	$233,300
Median gross rent	$1,332	$1,285
Housing units	27,783	9,999
Homeownership rate	75.6%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.8%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
Population	50,454 → 51,756 (+2.6%)	29,568 → 27,636 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$92,929 → $113,201 (+21.8%)	$57,790 → $75,152 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$440,100 → $604,100 (+37.3%)	$137,200 → $233,300 (+70.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,332 (+25.5%)	$945 → $1,285 (+36.0%)

Catalina Foothills

Population

50,45451,756

Median household income

$92,929$113,201

Median home value

$440,100$604,100

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,332

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)

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
Under 5	2.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.3%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	6.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	19.8%	12.7%
75 and over	15.1%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	19.9%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.8%
Asian	6.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	75.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
No high school diploma	1.5%	15.4%
High school graduate	7.9%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	39.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
Drove alone	69.3%	73.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	12.7%
Public transit	0.3%	1.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	9.0%
Other means	2.3%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
1-unit, detached	65.0%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.8%
20 or more units	9.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Catalina Foothills	Drexel Heights
Poverty rate	4.6%	14.9%
Average household size	2.12	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1985	1986