COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Oxford County

Maine · 52,602 residents · 2,077 sq mi

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Oxford County is a county of 52,602 people in Maine. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $70,100. Median rent is $333 a month. Median household income is $24,535, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

52,602

−4%vs 2000

vs 54,755 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,077 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202459K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(3,792)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(3,940)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(3,885)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(3,480)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(2,726)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(8,440)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(8,036)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(5,335)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(5,042)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(4,523)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(2,478)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(925)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,535

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,435 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,373

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,945 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,100

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $418 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(53,588)

Black0.2%(86)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(292)

Asian0.4%(196)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(52,316)

Black0.1%(75)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(236)

Asian0.2%(96)

Other0.2%(115)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(305)

Puerto Rican0.5%(283)

Spaniard0.2%(124)

South American0.2%(119)

Cuban0.1%(72)

Colombian0.1%(52)

Peruvian0.1%(51)

Bolivian0%(16)

Central American0%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(11)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.3%(156)

Chinese0.1%(87)

Filipino0.1%(44)

Korean0.1%(37)

Thai0%(20)

Japanese0%(12)

Vietnamese0%(10)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(51)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Chamorro0%(5)

Ancestry

English22.6%(13,419)

Irish15.2%(8,996)

French14.4%(8,519)

American5.8%(3,433)

German5.6%(3,326)

French Canadian4.8%(2,824)

Italian4.5%(2,646)

Scottish4.4%(2,618)

Polish2%(1,184)

Lithuanian1.3%(759)

Finnish1.2%(734)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(698)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1%(571)

Canadian0.8%(457)

British0.7%(395)

Greek0.6%(350)

Russian0.5%(280)

Norwegian0.4%(266)

Welsh0.4%(245)

Portuguese0.4%(216)

Dutch0.3%(200)

Hungarian0.3%(166)

Danish0.2%(148)

Slovak0.2%(131)

Swiss0.1%(87)

Arab0.1%(80)

Austrian0.1%(73)

Ukrainian0.1%(62)

Subsaharan African0.1%(59)

Lebanese0.1%(54)

Brazilian0.1%(48)

Belgian0.1%(38)

Czech0%(26)

Romanian0%(24)

Australian0%(20)

Syrian0%(19)

West Indian0%(14)

Jamaican0%(14)

Armenian0%(11)

Croatian0%(10)

Moroccan0%(6)

Cape Verdean0%(5)

Latvian0%(4)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Serbian0%(3)

Slovene0%(2)

Egyptian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married33.4%(8,431)

Married49.1%(12,385)

Widowed3.2%(801)

Divorced14.4%(3,631)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(5,869)

Married50.8%(13,042)

Widowed10.8%(2,774)

Divorced15.5%(3,984)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% 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)17.1%(785)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(828)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(1,663)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(317)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(38)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,583 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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