Oxford, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population

21,753

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

21.1

0.472% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

45.5%

0.0308% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$40,764

3.28% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$238,000

2.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,099

2.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Oxford, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.8% of the residents in Oxford, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oxford, OH are Miami University-Oxford (5,140 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Oxford, OH was $238,000, and the homeownership rate was 34.3%.

Most people in Oxford, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Oxford, OH was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oxford, OH is home to a population of 21.8k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.72% of Oxford, OH residents were born outside of the country (2.11k people).

In 2024, there were 9.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.8k people) in Oxford, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.72k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%

2024 Citizenship

89.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Oxford, OH residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oxford, OH was 89.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oxford, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oxford, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.8k ± 893
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.72k ± 522
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.24k ± 373

2.4%

Hispanic Population

521 people

2.4% of the people in Oxford, OH are hispanic (521 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oxford, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

9.72%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.11k people

11.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.63k people

As of 2024, 9.72% of Oxford, OH residents (2.11k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oxford, OH was 11.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oxford, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
222 ± 113
Gulf War (2001-)
151 ± 156
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 69

Oxford, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oxford, OH.

Health

95.3% of the population of Oxford, OH has health coverage, with 68.2% on employee plans, 7.76% on Medicaid, 6.61% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.353% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.6% under 18 years, 59.3% between 18 and 34 years, 15.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.93% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.72%

Uninsured

68.2%

Employer Coverage

7.76%

Medicaid

6.61%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.353%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oxford, OH grew by 50.4% from 3.14% to 4.72%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oxford, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Oxford, OH employs 8.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oxford, OH were Educational Services (2,751 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,695 people), and Retail Trade (1,129 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($93,125), Finance & Insurance ($86,458), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,800).

Employment

Occupations

8.1k

2024 Value

± 733

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oxford, OH grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 7.92k employees to 8.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oxford, OH, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,698 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,320 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (960 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oxford, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.1k

2024 Value

± 733

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oxford, OH grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 7.92k employees to 8.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oxford, OH, are Educational Services (2,751 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,695 people), and Retail Trade (1,129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oxford, OH, though some of these residents may live in Oxford, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,595

Median earning men ± $3,165

$11,937

Median earning women ± $2,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,354), Manufacturing ($55,515), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,893), Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,269).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oxford, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Oxford, OH awarded 5,140 degrees. The student population of Oxford, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 8,659 male students and 10,179 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oxford, OH are White (3,965 and 82.9%), Hispanic or Latino (256 and 5.35%), Two or More Races (222 and 4.64%), and Black or African American (160 and 3.34%).

The largest universities in Oxford, OH by number of degrees awarded are Miami University-Oxford (5,140 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Oxford, OH are General Biological Sciences (364 and 7.08%), General Finance (330 and 6.42%), and General Marketing & Marketing Management (326 and 6.34%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $14,420 for in-state students and $35,866 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Oxford, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 75.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 18,838 (46% men and 54% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 18,838 students enrolled in Oxford, OH, 46% men and 54% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 14,966 records, of which 54.2% were women and 45.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Finance
330 degrees awarded
General Marketing & Marketing Management
326 degrees awarded
General Psychology
265 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Oxford, OH was General Finance with 330 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Oxford, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Miami University-Oxford

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

5,140 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Miami University-Oxford with 5,140 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 2,199 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oxford, OH, which is 0.748 times less than the 2,941 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,965 degrees mean that there were 15.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 256 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($14,420) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,099) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oxford, OH was $238,000 in 2024, which is 0.715 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $232,200 to $238,000, a 2.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Oxford, OH is 34.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oxford, OH have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oxford, OH is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$238,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,121

$2,085

Median Property Taxes

±$514

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oxford, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oxford, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

34.3%

Homeownership

2024

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 34.3% of the housing units in Oxford, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 37.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oxford, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$40,764

Median Household Income

± $4,925

6.08k

Number of Households

± 779

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.08k households in Oxford, OH declined from $40,764 from the previous year's value of $42,147.

The following chart displays the households in Oxford, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oxford, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (52.3%)
Walked (18.6%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)

In 2024, 52.3% of workers in Oxford, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (18.6%) and those who worked at home (15.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oxford, OH have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.286% of the workforce in Oxford, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oxford, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oxford, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oxford, OH have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

45.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oxford, OH (6.62k out of 14.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oxford, OH is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.