Drexel Heights vs Marana

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

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

Marana has the higher population (54,487 vs 27,636 in Drexel Heights). Marana has the higher median household income ($108,256 vs $75,152 in Drexel Heights). Marana has the higher median home value ($380,100 vs $233,300 in Drexel Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel Heights	Marana
Population	27,636	54,487
Median age	37.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,152	$108,256
Median home value	$233,300	$380,100
Median gross rent	$1,285	$1,702
Housing units	9,999	22,368
Homeownership rate	81.1%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel Heights	Marana
Population	29,568 → 27,636 (-6.5%)	45,279 → 54,487 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$57,790 → $75,152 (+30.0%)	$85,812 → $108,256 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$137,200 → $233,300 (+70.0%)	$252,100 → $380,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,285 (+36.0%)	$1,212 → $1,702 (+40.4%)

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

Marana

Population

45,27954,487

Median household income

$85,812$108,256

Median home value

$252,100$380,100

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel Heights	Marana
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.2%
75 and over	4.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel Heights	Marana
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	61.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	1.0%
Asian	0.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	75.4%	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel Heights	Marana
No high school diploma	15.4%	4.1%
High school graduate	30.0%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel Heights	Marana
Drove alone	73.6%	67.8%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	21.1%
Other means	3.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel Heights	Marana
1-unit, detached	72.5%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Drexel Heights	Marana
Poverty rate	14.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1986	2007