CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Drexel Heights

Arizona · 23,849 residents · 19.2 sq mi

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Drexel Heights is home to 23,849 people in Arizona. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. The median age is 31.8, younger than the US median of 35.2. There are 5,771 fewer people here than in 2009. Median home value sits at $86,500.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,849

−19%vs 2009

vs 29,620 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

31.8

+3%vs 2009

vs 31.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

19.2 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.9%(1,877)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.3%(2,211)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(2,278)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.2%(1,966)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.4%(1,524)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.1%(3,124)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.5%(3,688)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.9%(3,304)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.1%(1,943)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745%(1,204)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.6%(614)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.5%(116)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,211

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $48,982 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,839

−17%vs 2009

vs $17,832 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 15.4% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,500

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $151,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$567

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $851 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 83.1% in 2009

16.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic27.7%(8,216)

Black2.3%(674)

Hispanic / Latino64.1%(18,996)

Asian0.7%(216)

2000

White, non-Hispanic33.3%(7,947)

Black2.5%(593)

Hispanic / Latino60.1%(14,327)

Asian0.7%(166)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican70.4%(19,472)

Puerto Rican1.2%(327)

Central American0.8%(226)

Salvadoran0.4%(119)

Honduran0.3%(80)

Cuban0.2%(57)

Spaniard0.2%(45)

South American0.1%(28)

Nicaraguan0.1%(27)

Colombian0.1%(14)

Ecuadorian0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(64)

Asian Indian0.2%(58)

Chinese0.2%(57)

Thai0.1%(37)

Japanese0.1%(27)

Korean0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German4.6%(1,267)

English4.2%(1,154)

Irish4%(1,105)

American3%(821)

Italian1%(272)

Scottish0.9%(253)

Polish0.8%(224)

French0.7%(184)

Australian0.4%(124)

Swedish0.4%(104)

Greek0.2%(64)

Czech0.2%(56)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.2%(54)

Norwegian0.2%(53)

Dutch0.2%(50)

Hungarian0.2%(46)

Welsh0.2%(46)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(41)

French Canadian0.1%(39)

Russian0.1%(36)

Danish0.1%(31)

Romanian0.1%(31)

Austrian0.1%(30)

Swiss0.1%(30)

Arab0.1%(28)

Jordanian0.1%(28)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(18)

British0.1%(15)

Brazilian0.1%(14)

Finnish0%(12)

West Indian0%(12)

Lithuanian0%(11)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 10.9% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

76.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 77.8% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.2% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.4%(2,362)

Married60%(4,983)

Widowed1.8%(150)

Divorced9.8%(815)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(2,358)

Married55.8%(5,075)

Widowed7.7%(702)

Divorced10.6%(960)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.2%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)34.4%(651)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(358)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.3%(591)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(81)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,891 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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