Fowler vs Oxford

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

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

Fowler has the higher population (2,286 vs 1,333 in Oxford). Fowler has the higher median household income ($51,654 vs $48,500 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median home value ($113,900 vs $110,300 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	Oxford
Population	2,286	1,333
Median age	40.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,654	$48,500
Median home value	$110,300	$113,900
Median gross rent	$918	$732
Housing units	1,104	537
Homeownership rate	78.9%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	Oxford
Population	2,256 → 2,286 (+1.3%)	1,189 → 1,333 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $51,654 (+36.6%)	$49,659 → $48,500 (-2.3%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $110,300 (+31.6%)	$79,300 → $113,900 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $918 (+33.0%)	$719 → $732 (+1.8%)

Fowler

Population

2,2562,286

Median household income

$37,813$51,654

Median home value

$83,800$110,300

Median gross rent

$690$918

Oxford

Population

1,1891,333

Median household income

$49,659$48,500

Median home value

$79,300$113,900

Median gross rent

$719$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	Oxford
Under 5	6.6%	10.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	6.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	6.8%
75 and over	10.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	Oxford
No high school diploma	13.5%	13.4%
High school graduate	37.4%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	Oxford
Drove alone	84.3%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	2.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	Oxford
1-unit, detached	79.7%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	Oxford
Poverty rate	9.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1949	1953