COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boston vs Oxford
PLACE A
Boston, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Oxford, Pennsylvania
Boston is 97% smaller than Oxford. Boston earns more, with a median household income $3,160 higher.
BOSTONOXFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1495,887−97% vs Oxford
Population density6872,999−2,312
Population growth8.7%13.0%−4.3 pts
Median age33.536.1−2.6
Male40.2%51.3%−11.0 pts
Female59.8%48.7%+11.0 pts
Foreign-born1.2%15.3%−14.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%56.1%+40.3 pts
Black0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%30.8%−28.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other1.6%3.6%−2.0 pts
Median household income$70,893$67,733+$3,160
Per capita income$22,952$41,563−$18,611
Poverty rate30.8%23.7%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.534−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%32.7%−23.0 pts
Graduate degree3.2%19.1%−15.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.0%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation75.8%60.0%+15.9 pts
Median home value$75,500$313,800−$238,300
Median gross rent$923$1,308−$385
Owner-occupied54.3%44.6%+9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.9%4.9%+8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households32.4%67.3%−34.9 pts
Average commute24.325.6−1.3
Worked from home0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.3%10.4%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025