Living in Drexel Hill

In Drexel Hill, unemployment is 7.9% (2024).

Residents of Drexel Hill numbered 29,181 at the end of 2020. Drexel Hill's unemployment stood at 7.89% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 4,149 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population29,181people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,859EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,254EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate7.89%country median 4.6% — 73% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 87% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 76% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Drexel Hill?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,312 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	1,254 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Drexel Hill a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 22–42%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 28–50%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–60%

Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Drexel Hill?

The median gross salary is about 3,859 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Drexel Hill?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 7.89 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Drexel Hill is 7.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Drexel Hill 7.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,859 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.89 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Drexel Hill?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,623of €3,017 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,017
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,312
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,623

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Drexel Hill. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Drexel Hill. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	463 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Drexel Hill when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Drexel Hill's nearest airport was PHL, 9 km away and offered 122 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	122 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PHL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Drexel Hill. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 0.9°C in January and 25.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Drexel Hill?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Drexel Hill is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Drexel Hill 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.2 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 11.5 · Apr 18.2 · May 23.5 · Jun 28.4 · Jul 31 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 26 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 7.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 6.8 · May 12.3 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 20 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 3.8 · Dec -0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 12.5 · May 17.9 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.5 · Feb 70 · Mar 100.5 · Apr 88.2 · May 84.9 · Jun 102.6 · Jul 111.4 · Aug 108.9 · Sep 111.8 · Oct 88.2 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 100.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	27.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.94 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,121 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	31 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	13.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Columbia ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Aizu-Wakamatsu (Japan) ±1.3 °C, Reims (France) ±3.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 8.3 km² at the end of 2025. Drexel Hill's population density measured 3,676.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Drexel Hill?

The published population was 29,181 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.8%
Foreign residents14.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	8.28 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	13.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	4,149 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	3,677 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	29,181 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Drexel Hill

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Penn Wynne as a Drexel Hill alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,867 Penn Wynne vs €3,859 Drexel Hill+78%
Unemployment: 4.9% Penn Wynne vs 7.9% Drexel Hill−37%
Foreign residents: 20.9% Penn Wynne vs 13.6% Drexel Hill+53%
Residents: 6,493 Penn Wynne vs 29,181 Drexel Hill−78%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Penn Wynne vs 8.0 µg/m³ Drexel Hillsame level

Full comparison More about Penn Wynne

North Bethesda as a Drexel Hill alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 186 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,859 Drexel Hill+59%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 13.6% Drexel Hill+150%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.9% Drexel Hill−54%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 29,181 Drexel Hill+72%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.0 µg/m³ Drexel Hill−27%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Drexel Hill

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Clifton Heights 2.3 km away

Rent: 1,321 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,228 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lansdowne borough 2.4 km away

Rent: 1,205 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,068 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Collingdale 4.4 km away

Rent: 1,007 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,895 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Penn Wynne 4.4 km away

Rent: 1,760 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,867 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Yeadon 4.6 km away

Rent: 1,121 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,951 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Darby 4.7 km away

Rent: 1,208 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,983 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Broomall 5.1 km away

Rent: 1,631 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,260 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sharon Hill 5.6 km away

Rent: 1,434 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,323 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Jeffersontown29,193 residents Bridgewater Town29,167 residents Raytown29,154 residents McHenry29,217 residents Fleming Island29,142 residents Huntley29,132 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Drexel Hill?

The published population was 29,181 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Drexel Hill?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

What is the typical salary in Drexel Hill?

The median gross salary is about 3,859 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Drexel Hill?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Drexel Hill?

4,149 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Drexel Hill a good place to live?

Drexel Hill may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Drexel Hill?

Clifton Heights, Lansdowne borough, Collingdale, Penn Wynne, Yeadon are near Drexel Hill. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Drexel Hill, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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