Drexel Heights vs Green Valley

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

Drexel Heights and Green Valley 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 21,581 in Green Valley). Drexel Heights has the higher median household income ($75,152 vs $58,268 in Green Valley). Green Valley has the higher median home value ($264,300 vs $233,300 in Drexel Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
Population	27,636	21,581
Median age	37.0 yrs	73.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,152	$58,268
Median home value	$233,300	$264,300
Median gross rent	$1,285	$1,135
Housing units	9,999	16,546
Homeownership rate	81.1%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
Population	29,568 → 27,636 (-6.5%)	20,902 → 21,581 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$57,790 → $75,152 (+30.0%)	$49,147 → $58,268 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$137,200 → $233,300 (+70.0%)	$175,400 → $264,300 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,285 (+36.0%)	$995 → $1,135 (+14.1%)

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

Green Valley

Population

20,90221,581

Median household income

$49,147$58,268

Median home value

$175,400$264,300

Median gross rent

$995$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
Under 5	6.4%	0.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	0.5%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	1.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	1.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	1.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	37.0%
75 and over	4.7%	42.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	92.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	75.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
No high school diploma	15.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	30.0%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
Drove alone	73.6%	63.7%
Carpooled	12.7%	3.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	24.0%
Other means	3.1%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
1-unit, detached	72.5%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	31.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Drexel Heights	Green Valley
Poverty rate	14.9%	8.5%
Average household size	2.95	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1986	1986