Darby vs Drexel Hill

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

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

Drexel Hill has the higher population (30,015 vs 10,664 in Darby). Drexel Hill has the higher median household income ($87,993 vs $45,128 in Darby). Drexel Hill has the higher median home value ($239,900 vs $101,900 in Darby).

Population, income & housing

	Darby	Drexel Hill
Population	10,664	30,015
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,128	$87,993
Median home value	$101,900	$239,900
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,312
Housing units	4,378	12,664
Homeownership rate	49.8%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	20.1%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darby	Drexel Hill
Population	10,695 → 10,664 (-0.3%)	27,939 → 30,015 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$49,292 → $45,128 (-8.4%)	$71,326 → $87,993 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $101,900 (+29.5%)	$182,200 → $239,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,337 (+27.3%)	$1,093 → $1,312 (+20.0%)

Darby

Population

10,69510,664

Median household income

$49,292$45,128

Median home value

$78,700$101,900

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,337

Drexel Hill

Population

27,93930,015

Median household income

$71,326$87,993

Median home value

$182,200$239,900

Median gross rent

$1,093$1,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darby	Drexel Hill
Under 5	3.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	10.3%
75 and over	7.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darby	Drexel Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	62.4%
Black or African American	85.0%	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darby	Drexel Hill
No high school diploma	12.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darby	Drexel Hill
Drove alone	48.6%	65.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.4%
Public transit	26.4%	7.1%
Walked	3.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.3%	15.9%
Other means	3.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darby	Drexel Hill
1-unit, detached	9.6%	33.3%
1-unit, attached	68.7%	35.4%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	7.3%
20 or more units	3.9%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Darby	Drexel Hill
Poverty rate	31.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1949	1948