Moving to Drexel, Missouri
Population: 1,090. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,115 (+2.3% change)
Males: 537 (49.3%), Females: 553 (50.7%)
Cass County
Zip code: 64742
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $39,219
Median house value: $71,000
Population by Race
Races in Drexel:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.6%), Irish (14.5%), English (13.0%), United States (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 992 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Drexel
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Drexel city
- Never married: 15.2%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 10.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +150 (+16.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Drexel:
- MIAMI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PAOLA, KS)
- CASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO)
- OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 25 miles; OSAWATOMIE, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Drexel:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 44 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 56 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
- FORBES FIELD (about 79 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Drexel:
- LAWRENCE SMITH MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: LRY)
- MIAMI COUNTY (about 22 miles; PAOLA, KS; Abbreviation: K81)
- HILLSIDE (about 24 miles; STILWELL, KS; Abbreviation: 63K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drexel:
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 34 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 39 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 40 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
Schools
Public high school in Drexel:
- DREXEL HIGH (Students: 179; Location: 207 S FOURTH ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Drexel:
- DREXEL ELEM. (Students: 195; Location: 207 S FOURTH ST; Grades: KG – 06)