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Drexel, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,938. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,894 (-2.3% change)
Males: 869 (44.8%), Females: 1,069 (55.2%)

Burke County

Zip code: 28619

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $35,086
Median house value: $80,300

Population by Race

Races in Drexel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
  • Other Asian (6.0%)
  • Hispanic (4.0%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (29.0%), German (8.7%), English (7.1%), Irish (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish (2.0%).

Elevation: 1160 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Drexel

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Drexel town

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

6.4% Foreign born (4.8% Asia, 1.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +174 (+9.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Drexel:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Drexel:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 61 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Drexel:

  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 5 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 5 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
  • WILSON’S (about 20 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drexel:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 59 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)

Public primary/middle school in Drexel:

  • DREXEL/HALLYBURTON ELEM (Students: 638; Location: 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

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