Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 29,364
Males: 13,928 (47.4%), Females: 15,436 (52.6%)

Delaware County

Zip code: 19026

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $48,765
Median house value: $126,100

Population by Race

Races in Drexel Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Chinese (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Korean (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (41.8%), Italian (24.5%), German (16.7%), English (9.9%), Polish (4.2%), United States (2.8%).

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 3.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Drexel Hill

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Drexel Hill CDP

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

7.3% Foreign born (3.3% Asia, 3.0% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Drexel Hill:

  • DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LANSDOWNE KEYSTONE AVES)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Drexel Hill:

  • MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC – LANKENAU (about 4 miles; WYNNEWOOD, PA)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL – DELAWARE COUNTY (about 4 miles; DARBY, PA)
  • MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DARBY, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Drexel Hill:

  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 29 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 41 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Drexel Hill:

  • PHILADELPHIA (about 7 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 9N2)
  • PENN’S LANDING (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: P72)
  • WINGS FIELD (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: LOM)

Amtrak stations near Drexel Hill:

  • 5 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drexel Hill:

  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,547)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,823)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,138)

Schools

Public high school in Drexel Hill:

  • UPPER DARBY SHS (Students: 3,926; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Drexel Hill:

  • MONSIGNOR BONNER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,016; Location: 403 N LANSDOWNE AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
  • ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST HIGH SC (Students: 928; Location: 401 N LANSDOWNE AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in Drexel Hill:

  • DREXEL HILL MS (Students: 1,458; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HILLCREST EL SCH (Students: 617; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GARRETTFORD EL SCH (Students: 605; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • UPPER DARBY KDG CTR (Students: 582; Grades: KG – KG)
  • ARONIMINK EL SCH (Students: 261; Grades: 01 – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Drexel Hill:

  • ST ANDREW SCHOOL (Students: 556; Location: 535 MASON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: BOND AND TURNER AVENUES; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SAINT DOROTHY ELEMENTARY SCHOO (Students: 455; Location: 1225 BURMONT ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST CHARLES BORROMEO SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: 3407 DENNISON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • DREXEL HILL SCH OF HOLY CHILD (Students: 251; Location: 450 PENN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ANCONA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location: 5290 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)