What percentage of people rent in Drexel Heights, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Drexel Heights, AZ, 2020–2024
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15.2% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Drexel Heights, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,423 renting households against 7,930 that own their home.

In Drexel Heights, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.2% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 1,423 (±288)
Median renter income: $48,232 (±$11,399)

Who rents and who owns in Drexel Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Drexel Heights	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.2% (±2.9 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,423 (±288)	152,188 (±2,434)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,930 (±492)	285,639 (±2,378)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,232 (±$11,399)	$45,489 (±$939)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,784 (±$4,857)	$88,269 (±$1,559)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Drexel Heights, the renter share is lower than in Pima County (34.8%).

It is also lower than in Arizona (32.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Pima County, Drexel Heights ranks 13 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 146 of 213.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Drexel Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	23.3% (±3.1 points)	15.2% (±2.9 points)	−8.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$945 (±$48)	$1,342 (±$136)	+42.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$57,790 (±$3,710)	$73,508 (±$5,952)	+27.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Drexel Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Drexel Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Drexel Heights	—	15.2% (±2.9 points)	—
Valencia West	3.7 mi	7.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Tucson Estates	5.2 mi	9.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
South Tucson	5.8 mi	65.6% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Summit	8.2 mi	33.1% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Tucson Mountains	9.6 mi	3.8% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Tucson	10 mi	48.2% (±0.8 points)	Higher
Flowing Wells	10 mi	30.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Casas Adobes	14 mi	32.5% (±1.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valencia West, AZ (7.6%), Tucson Estates, AZ (9.7%), Tucson Mountains, AZ (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Tucson, AZ (65.6%), Summit, AZ (33.1%), Tucson, AZ (48.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Pima County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Ajo	28.0% (±10.1 points)
8	Avra Valley	24.5% (±11.2 points)
9 (tie)	Oro Valley	23.6% (±2.2 points)
9 (tie)	Catalina Foothills	23.6% (±2.0 points)
11	Sahuarita	19.0% (±3.5 points)
12	Marana	16.3% (±1.9 points)
13	Drexel Heights	15.2% (±2.9 points)
14	Green Valley	13.8% (±2.3 points)
15	Three Points	11.2% (±6.1 points)
16	Catalina	9.8% (±3.6 points)
17	Tucson Estates	9.7% (±3.5 points)
18	Vail	8.9% (±3.4 points)
19	Valencia West	7.6% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Pima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Drexel Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Drexel Heights

How many renters are there in Drexel Heights?

Drexel Heights has an estimated 1,423 (±288) renting households, 15.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Drexel Heights?

In Drexel Heights, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Drexel Heights?

A renting household in Drexel Heights has 3.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Drexel Heights?

The median renting household in Drexel Heights, AZ has an income of $48,232 (±$11,399) a year, against $79,784 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Drexel Heights CDP, Arizona (place:20540, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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