Drexel vs Freeman

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

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

Drexel has the higher population (1,039 vs 572 in Freeman). Freeman has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $51,910 in Drexel). Freeman has the higher median home value ($148,400 vs $128,600 in Drexel).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel	Freeman
Population	1,039	572
Median age	32.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,910	$63,750
Median home value	$128,600	$148,400
Median gross rent	$834	$961
Housing units	449	248
Homeownership rate	68.0%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel	Freeman
Population	942 → 1,039 (+10.3%)	517 → 572 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$47,188 → $51,910 (+10.0%)	$52,768 → $63,750 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $128,600 (+38.0%)	$110,000 → $148,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $834 (+25.8%)	$863 → $961 (+11.4%)

Drexel

Population

9421,039

Median household income

$47,188$51,910

Median home value

$93,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$663$834

Freeman

Population

517572

Median household income

$52,768$63,750

Median home value

$110,000$148,400

Median gross rent

$863$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel	Freeman
Under 5	6.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	21.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	6.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.0%
75 and over	9.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel	Freeman
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel	Freeman
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	52.5%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel	Freeman
Drove alone	74.4%	93.2%
Carpooled	15.9%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel	Freeman
1-unit, detached	81.7%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Drexel	Freeman
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	36	38
Median year structure built	1966	1970