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Drexel Hill, PA
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Living in Drexel Hill



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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Drexel Hill is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Drexel Hill area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Drexel Hill ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Drexel Hill, 42.91% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Drexel Hill in 2018 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.