CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oxford

Pennsylvania · 3,769 residents · 1.96 sq mi

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With 3,769 people, Oxford is a city in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 22% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Households take in $22,671 at the median, 25% less than the US figure. There are 546 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,769

−13%vs 2000

vs 4,315 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−1%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(332)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(199)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(210)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(259)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(569)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(439)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(281)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(354)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(394)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.1%(342)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,671

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,966 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,954

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,579 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,600

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$422

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $528 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.0% in 2000

52.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71%(3,062)

Black10.8%(467)

Hispanic / Latino16.2%(697)

Asian0.6%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(3,187)

Black13.1%(492)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(245)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.4%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15%(875)

Puerto Rican11.2%(653)

Spaniard0.5%(27)

South American0%(2)

Venezuelan0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2.2%(126)

Filipino1.3%(75)

Ancestry

Irish9.5%(554)

German8.9%(518)

Italian7.6%(440)

English5.4%(313)

American3.5%(203)

Scottish2.6%(149)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(146)

Polish1.3%(78)

Welsh1.2%(70)

Turkish0.8%(48)

West Indian0.8%(47)

Jamaican0.8%(47)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.3%(17)

Danish0.1%(5)

Russian0.1%(5)

Austrian0.1%(3)

Hungarian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+15%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 married39.5%(796)

Married46%(928)

Widowed1.8%(37)

Divorced12.7%(256)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(713)

Married36.7%(859)

Widowed17.3%(404)

Divorced15.6%(366)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

+11.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

+12.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.8%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% 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)15.3%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.9%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 85 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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