Drexel Heights vs Sahuarita

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

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

Sahuarita has the higher population (35,012 vs 27,636 in Drexel Heights). Sahuarita has the higher median household income ($100,719 vs $75,152 in Drexel Heights). Sahuarita has the higher median home value ($341,800 vs $233,300 in Drexel Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
Population	27,636	35,012
Median age	37.0 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,152	$100,719
Median home value	$233,300	$341,800
Median gross rent	$1,285	$1,763
Housing units	9,999	13,438
Homeownership rate	81.1%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
Population	29,568 → 27,636 (-6.5%)	29,905 → 35,012 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$57,790 → $75,152 (+30.0%)	$80,525 → $100,719 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$137,200 → $233,300 (+70.0%)	$214,100 → $341,800 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,285 (+36.0%)	$1,392 → $1,763 (+26.7%)

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

Sahuarita

Population

29,90535,012

Median household income

$80,525$100,719

Median home value

$214,100$341,800

Median gross rent

$1,392$1,763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
Under 5	6.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	8.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.5%
75 and over	4.7%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	56.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	75.4%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
No high school diploma	15.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	30.0%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
Drove alone	73.6%	72.8%
Carpooled	12.7%	10.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	14.3%
Other means	3.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
1-unit, detached	72.5%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Drexel Heights	Sahuarita
Poverty rate	14.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1986	2006