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Drexel, NC

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Overview


Drexel is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,759 people and just one neighborhood, Drexel is the 319th largest community in North Carolina.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Drexel is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.13% of the Drexel workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Drexel is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Drexel who work in healthcare (11.69%), management occupations (8.18%), and business and financial occupations (5.84%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Drexel is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

As is often the case in a small town, Drexel doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Drexel who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.23% of the adults in Drexel have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Drexel in 2022 was $30,394, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,576 for a family of four. However, Drexel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Drexel is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Drexel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Drexel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Drexel include Irish, German, English, European, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Drexel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Drexel, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Drexel is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NC, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.7% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina. If you are considering retiring to North Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Significantly, 0.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Mon-Khmer, which is the dominant language of Cambodia, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Drexel are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 51.8% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 32.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.4%), and 12.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Drexel, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report English roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.3%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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