Drexel

Population: 1,659
Median household income: $43,691
Median home value: $58,700

Drexel, a community in Montgomery County, Ohio, has 1,659 residents. At $43,691, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $64,403.

Between 2019 and 2023, Drexel's population declined 19.6% from 2,064 to 1,659, while its median home value rose 66.3% from $35,300 to $58,700.

19.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.45 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,659
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $43,691
Median home value: $58,700
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 718
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0641,659

Median household income

$28,850$43,691

Median home value

$35,300$58,700

Median gross rent

$721$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,064	$28,850	$35,300	$721
2020	2,320	$32,267	$39,700	$745
2021	1,732	$30,518	$34,300	$771
2022	1,365	$33,430	$41,900	$826
2023	1,659	$43,691	$58,700	$942

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1732.0%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4419.8%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.2%
5 to 17	531	32.0%
18 to 24	100	6.0%
25 to 34	97	5.8%
35 to 44	329	19.8%
45 to 54	101	6.1%
55 to 64	142	8.6%
65 to 74	280	16.9%
75 and over	43	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	627	37.8%
Black or African American	1,010	60.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	21.9%
High school graduate	345	34.8%
Some college or associate's	293	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	119	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	368	80.9%
Carpooled	20	4.4%
Public transit	11	2.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	12.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	155	38.8%
15 to 29 min	123	30.8%
30 to 44 min	104	26.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	17	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 19.0% (313 of 1,645)

	Count	Share
Family households	401	59.8%
Nonfamily households	270	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	671	93.5%
Vacant	47	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	338	50.4%
Renter-occupied	333	49.6%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	671	93.5%
1-unit, attached	11	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	36	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3922624
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7382, -84.2930