Drexel Heights vs Flowing Wells

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

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

Drexel Heights has the higher population (27,636 vs 16,989 in Flowing Wells). Drexel Heights has the higher median household income ($75,152 vs $40,769 in Flowing Wells). Drexel Heights has the higher median home value ($233,300 vs $51,800 in Flowing Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
Population	27,636	16,989
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,152	$40,769
Median home value	$233,300	$51,800
Median gross rent	$1,285	$1,123
Housing units	9,999	7,934
Homeownership rate	81.1%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
Population	29,568 → 27,636 (-6.5%)	15,755 → 16,989 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$57,790 → $75,152 (+30.0%)	$38,434 → $40,769 (+6.1%)
Median home value	$137,200 → $233,300 (+70.0%)	$65,100 → $51,800 (-20.4%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,285 (+36.0%)	$895 → $1,123 (+25.5%)

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

Flowing Wells

Population

15,75516,989

Median household income

$38,434$40,769

Median home value

$65,100$51,800

Median gross rent

$895$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
Under 5	6.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.3%
75 and over	4.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	44.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	1.4%
Asian	0.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.6%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	75.4%	45.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
No high school diploma	15.4%	19.3%
High school graduate	30.0%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
Drove alone	73.6%	71.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	15.6%
Public transit	1.2%	2.3%
Walked	0.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.1%
Other means	3.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
1-unit, detached	72.5%	26.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	61.8%

Poverty & households

	Drexel Heights	Flowing Wells
Poverty rate	14.9%	21.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1986	1980