CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Oxford

Pennsylvania · 1,617 residents · 0.62 sq mi

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With 1,617 people, New Oxford is a city in Pennsylvania. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.3% of locals. Median home value sits at $71,300. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,617

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,696 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(128)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(107)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(103)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(137)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(254)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(254)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(158)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(134)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(157)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,494

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,991 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,458

−26%vs 2000

vs $18,065 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$376

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.4%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.2% in 2000

45.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(1,500)

Black1.4%(23)

Hispanic / Latino9%(152)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(1,566)

Black1%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(28)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other1.7%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.7%(180)

Puerto Rican2.5%(42)

Dominican0.5%(8)

Central American0.2%(4)

Guatemalan0.2%(4)

Spaniard0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(5)

Filipino0.3%(5)

Taiwanese0.2%(4)

Ancestry

German38.3%(642)

Irish12.6%(211)

American11.8%(197)

English6.3%(106)

Polish5%(84)

Italian3%(50)

Scottish1.6%(27)

French1%(16)

Swiss0.9%(15)

Welsh0.8%(13)

Finnish0.4%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(6)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(5)

Croatian0.1%(2)

Hungarian0.1%(2)

West Indian0.1%(2)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married36.7%(232)

Married47.8%(302)

Widowed3.3%(21)

Divorced12.2%(77)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(219)

Married44.9%(308)

Widowed8.6%(59)

Divorced14.6%(100)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−16.1 ptssince 2013

from 22.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% 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)21.1%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(22)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 71 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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