CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oxford

Massachusetts · 5,969 residents · 3.46 sq mi

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Oxford is a city of 5,969 people in Massachusetts. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.8% of people here. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $118,900. Households take in $33,316 a year at the median, 11% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,969

+1%vs 2000

vs 5,899 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(375)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(392)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(488)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(460)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(373)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(989)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.9%(1,067)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(474)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(516)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(482)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(227)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,316

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,866 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,604

−36%vs 2000

vs $21,149 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.8%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,900

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$447

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $535 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(5,721)

Black0.5%(30)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(38)

Asian0.5%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(5,890)

Black0.4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino1%(59)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0.7%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.5%(144)

Central American1%(59)

Guatemalan0.6%(33)

Mexican0.5%(27)

Salvadoran0.5%(26)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(23)

Ancestry

Irish22.9%(1,298)

French12.8%(724)

American11.2%(636)

Italian7.7%(436)

English7.6%(429)

Polish7.4%(417)

German3.5%(198)

French Canadian3.3%(188)

Lithuanian3.2%(179)

Armenian2.2%(125)

Swedish2%(113)

Brazilian1.4%(77)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian1.3%(75)

Finnish1.1%(63)

Arab1%(59)

Lebanese1%(59)

Portuguese1%(57)

Scottish0.8%(45)

Dutch0.4%(23)

Greek0.2%(13)

Norwegian0.2%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 19.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.7%(546)

Married55.1%(1,170)

Widowed5.2%(111)

Divorced13.9%(296)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(779)

Married54.2%(1,436)

Widowed6.5%(171)

Divorced10%(264)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 3.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 78.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.4%(121)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 250 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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