Connelly Springs vs Drexel

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

Connelly Springs and Drexel are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Connelly Springs has the higher population (2,342 vs 1,862 in Drexel). Connelly Springs has the higher median household income ($66,643 vs $58,824 in Drexel). Drexel has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $178,800 in Connelly Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
Population	2,342	1,862
Median age	37.4 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,643	$58,824
Median home value	$178,800	$204,600
Median gross rent	$819	$625
Housing units	948	869
Homeownership rate	63.0%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
Population	1,784 → 2,342 (+31.3%)	1,862 → 1,862 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$42,355 → $66,643 (+57.3%)	$42,703 → $58,824 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $178,800 (+84.7%)	$115,000 → $204,600 (+77.9%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $819 (+31.9%)	$677 → $625 (-7.7%)

Connelly Springs

Population

1,7842,342

Median household income

$42,355$66,643

Median home value

$96,800$178,800

Median gross rent

$621$819

Drexel

Population

1,8621,862

Median household income

$42,703$58,824

Median home value

$115,000$204,600

Median gross rent

$677$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
Under 5	7.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	16.8%	14.7%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	20.9%	17.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.1%
75 and over	2.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	87.0%
Black or African American	6.4%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
No high school diploma	11.1%	14.1%
High school graduate	38.6%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
Drove alone	76.5%	87.5%
Carpooled	16.5%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
1-unit, detached	63.2%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	34.7%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Connelly Springs	Drexel
Poverty rate	8.9%	12.9%
Average household size	2.64	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1990	1974