Oxford vs Preston

A side-by-side comparison of Oxford and Preston: population, income, housing, and more.

Oxford and Preston are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Preston has the higher population (5,800 vs 48 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $55,625 in Preston). Oxford has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $280,500 in Preston).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Preston
Population	48	5,800
Median age	35.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$55,625
Median home value	$281,300	$280,500
Median gross rent	—	$794
Housing units	16	2,235
Homeownership rate	93.8%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Preston
Population	60 → 48 (-20.0%)	5,376 → 5,800 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $72,500 (+23.4%)	$48,408 → $55,625 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $281,300 (+228.2%)	$168,100 → $280,500 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$657 → $794 (+20.9%)

Oxford

Population

6048

Median household income

$58,750$72,500

Median home value

$85,700$281,300

Preston

Population

5,3765,800

Median household income

$48,408$55,625

Median home value

$168,100$280,500

Median gross rent

$657$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Preston
Under 5	4.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	27.1%	24.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	8.1%
55 to 64	4.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	22.9%	7.1%
75 and over	2.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Preston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Preston
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	41.4%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Preston
Drove alone	64.7%	83.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.4%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Preston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Preston
Poverty rate	4.2%	14.1%
Average household size	3.00	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1940	1964