COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oxford vs Portage
PLACE A
Oxford, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Oxford is 151% larger than Portage. Oxford earns more, with a median household income $22,177 higher. Oxford has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -7%).
OXFORDPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,8872,344+151% vs Portage
Population density2,9993,546−547
Population growth13.0%-6.8%+19.8 pts
Median age36.144.3−8.2
Male51.3%52.8%−1.5 pts
Female48.7%47.2%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born15.3%0.0%+15.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.1%97.2%−41.1 pts
Black6.8%0.1%+6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.8%0.0%+30.8 pts
Asian2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Other3.6%2.7%+0.9 pts
Median household income$67,733$45,556+$22,177
Per capita income$41,563$26,358+$15,205
Poverty rate23.7%23.2%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5340.440+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%20.4%+12.3 pts
Graduate degree19.1%3.8%+15.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.0%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation60.0%53.0%+7.0 pts
Median home value$313,800$94,800+$219,000
Median gross rent$1,308$751+$557
Owner-occupied44.6%76.6%−32.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%16.7%−11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households67.3%46.0%+21.3 pts
Average commute25.624.2+1.5
Worked from home11.4%8.9%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.4%3.6%+6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025