Drexel vs Rhodhiss

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

Drexel and Rhodhiss 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 1,062 in Rhodhiss). Drexel has the higher median household income ($58,824 vs $48,125 in Rhodhiss). Drexel has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $113,400 in Rhodhiss).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
Population	1,862	1,062
Median age	47.5 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,824	$48,125
Median home value	$204,600	$113,400
Median gross rent	$625	$812
Housing units	869	381
Homeownership rate	70.3%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
Population	1,862 → 1,862 (+0.0%)	935 → 1,062 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$42,703 → $58,824 (+37.8%)	$41,591 → $48,125 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $204,600 (+77.9%)	$67,300 → $113,400 (+68.5%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $625 (-7.7%)	$900 → $812 (-9.8%)

Drexel

Population

1,8621,862

Median household income

$42,703$58,824

Median home value

$115,000$204,600

Median gross rent

$677$625

Rhodhiss

Population

9351,062

Median household income

$41,591$48,125

Median home value

$67,300$113,400

Median gross rent

$900$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
Under 5	4.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	34.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.6%
35 to 44	8.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	17.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	15.1%	5.9%
75 and over	8.2%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	84.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.8%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
No high school diploma	14.1%	23.5%
High school graduate	31.0%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
Drove alone	87.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	8.2%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
1-unit, detached	72.0%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Drexel	Rhodhiss
Poverty rate	12.9%	14.5%
Average household size	2.29	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1974	1975