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Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Drexel Hill is a Census CDP of 30,451 people across 3.20 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $88,168, 63.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Drexel Hill
What Drexel Hill is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,522
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drexel Hill
How many people live in Drexel Hill
- Population30,451
- Median age36.2
- Population under 186,495
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,767
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent
- Households12,096
- Family households7,777
- Share of households that are families64.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drexel Hill
Income and work in Drexel Hill
- Median household income$88,168
- Per capita income$46,230
- Civilian labor force18,348
- Employed16,900
- Unemployed1,448 plus or minus 446
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over21,144
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drexel Hill
Housing in Drexel Hill
- Housing units12,703
- Occupied units12,096
- Vacant units607 plus or minus 165
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied7,663
- Renter occupied4,433
- Ownership rate63.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$266,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,357
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units8,531
- Share single family67.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,172
- Share in buildings of two or more32.8 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drexel Hill
How Drexel Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,582
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,441
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.8 percent
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport7.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home18.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Drexel Hill
SBA loans in Drexel Hill (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$4,353,300
- Average approval$181,388
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$493,500
- Largest approval$700,000
- Jobs supported268
- Jobs per approval11.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Drexel Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Drexel Hill
SBA loans in Drexel Hill (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,445,000
- Average approval$1,148,333
- Median approval$618,000
- Largest approval$2,514,000
- Jobs supported34
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Drexel Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Delaware County, not Drexel Hill
Delaware County context, not Drexel Hill figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Drexel Hill.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Drexel Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania?
30,451, in 12,096 households. Drexel Hill CDP covers 3.20 square miles of land, which is 9,522 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Drexel Hill in?
Delaware County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Drexel Hill?
$88,168. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,400. Median gross rent is $1,357 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Drexel Hill businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Drexel Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Drexel Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Drexel Hill. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Drexel Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Drexel Hill.
Is zoning published for Drexel Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.