Drexel vs Hildebran

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

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

Drexel has the higher population (1,862 vs 1,860 in Hildebran). Drexel has the higher median household income ($58,824 vs $53,125 in Hildebran). Drexel has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $194,900 in Hildebran).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel	Hildebran
Population	1,862	1,860
Median age	47.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,824	$53,125
Median home value	$204,600	$194,900
Median gross rent	$625	$748
Housing units	869	855
Homeownership rate	70.3%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel	Hildebran
Population	1,862 → 1,862 (+0.0%)	1,834 → 1,860 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$42,703 → $58,824 (+37.8%)	$40,357 → $53,125 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $204,600 (+77.9%)	$138,200 → $194,900 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $625 (-7.7%)	$644 → $748 (+16.1%)

Drexel

Population

1,8621,862

Median household income

$42,703$58,824

Median home value

$115,000$204,600

Median gross rent

$677$625

Hildebran

Population

1,8341,860

Median household income

$40,357$53,125

Median home value

$138,200$194,900

Median gross rent

$644$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel	Hildebran
Under 5	4.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	16.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	17.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	9.4%
75 and over	8.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel	Hildebran
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	77.3%
Black or African American	2.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel	Hildebran
No high school diploma	14.1%	17.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel	Hildebran
Drove alone	87.5%	84.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel	Hildebran
1-unit, detached	72.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Drexel	Hildebran
Poverty rate	12.9%	19.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1974	1971