Drexel Hill is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 29,181 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Drexel Hill is the 24th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Also of interest is that Drexel Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Drexel Hill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.60 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Drexel Hill use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Drexel Hill‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The citizens of Drexel Hill are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.91% of adults in Drexel Hill have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Drexel Hill in 2022 was $43,061, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,244 for a family of four. However, Drexel Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Drexel Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Drexel Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Drexel Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Drexel Hill include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Drexel Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.