Drexel vs Germantown

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

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

Germantown has the higher population (5,796 vs 1,659 in Drexel). Germantown has the higher median household income ($84,307 vs $43,691 in Drexel). Germantown has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $58,700 in Drexel).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel	Germantown
Population	1,659	5,796
Median age	37.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,691	$84,307
Median home value	$58,700	$186,900
Median gross rent	$942	$937
Housing units	718	2,350
Homeownership rate	50.4%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	16.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel	Germantown
Population	2,064 → 1,659 (-19.6%)	5,502 → 5,796 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$28,850 → $43,691 (+51.4%)	$56,036 → $84,307 (+50.5%)
Median home value	$35,300 → $58,700 (+66.3%)	$135,000 → $186,900 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)	$837 → $937 (+11.9%)

Drexel

Population

2,0641,659

Median household income

$28,850$43,691

Median home value

$35,300$58,700

Median gross rent

$721$942

Germantown

Population

5,5025,796

Median household income

$56,036$84,307

Median home value

$135,000$186,900

Median gross rent

$837$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel	Germantown
Under 5	2.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	32.0%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	5.8%	8.6%
35 to 44	19.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	16.9%	11.3%
75 and over	2.6%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel	Germantown
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	93.4%
Black or African American	60.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel	Germantown
No high school diploma	21.9%	2.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel	Germantown
Drove alone	80.9%	82.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.7%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel	Germantown
1-unit, detached	93.5%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Drexel	Germantown
Poverty rate	19.0%	9.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1966	1968