COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blue Mountain vs Oxford
PLACE A
Blue Mountain, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Oxford, Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain is 99% smaller than Oxford. Oxford earns more, with a median household income $44,983 higher. Oxford has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -29%).
BLUE MOUNTAINOXFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population835,887−99% vs Oxford
Population density782,999−2,921
Population growth-29.0%13.0%−42.0 pts
Median age15.836.1−20.3
Male41.0%51.3%−10.3 pts
Female59.0%48.7%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born5.0%15.3%−10.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.6%56.1%−11.5 pts
Black20.9%6.8%+14.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%30.8%−19.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other23.0%3.6%+19.4 pts
Median household income$22,750$67,733−$44,983
Per capita income$10,936$41,563−$30,627
Poverty rate83.5%23.7%+59.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.534−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%32.7%−26.9 pts
Graduate degree4.3%19.1%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%5.0%+6.8 pts
Labor force participation49.3%60.0%−10.7 pts
Median home value$74,300$313,800−$239,500
Median gross rent$325$1,308−$983
Owner-occupied71.8%44.6%+27.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%4.9%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%67.3%+32.7 pts
Average commute22.025.6−3.6
Worked from home0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.5%10.4%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025