Drexel vs New Lebanon

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

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

New Lebanon has the higher population (3,768 vs 1,659 in Drexel). New Lebanon has the higher median household income ($64,286 vs $43,691 in Drexel). New Lebanon has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $58,700 in Drexel).

Population, income & housing

	Drexel	New Lebanon
Population	1,659	3,768
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,691	$64,286
Median home value	$58,700	$108,200
Median gross rent	$942	$903
Housing units	718	1,500
Homeownership rate	50.4%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	16.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drexel	New Lebanon
Population	2,064 → 1,659 (-19.6%)	4,015 → 3,768 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$28,850 → $43,691 (+51.4%)	$51,204 → $64,286 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$35,300 → $58,700 (+66.3%)	$84,800 → $108,200 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)	$760 → $903 (+18.8%)

Drexel

Population

2,0641,659

Median household income

$28,850$43,691

Median home value

$35,300$58,700

Median gross rent

$721$942

New Lebanon

Population

4,0153,768

Median household income

$51,204$64,286

Median home value

$84,800$108,200

Median gross rent

$760$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drexel	New Lebanon
Under 5	2.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	32.0%	23.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	5.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	19.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	6.1%	7.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	7.6%
65 to 74	16.9%	13.2%
75 and over	2.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drexel	New Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	93.7%
Black or African American	60.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drexel	New Lebanon
No high school diploma	21.9%	9.2%
High school graduate	34.8%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drexel	New Lebanon
Drove alone	80.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	10.2%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drexel	New Lebanon
1-unit, detached	93.5%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Drexel	New Lebanon
Poverty rate	19.0%	25.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1966	1968