Oxford vs Swisher

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

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

Swisher has the higher population (1,064 vs 766 in Oxford). Swisher has the higher median household income ($99,118 vs $73,869 in Oxford). Swisher has the higher median home value ($249,800 vs $202,200 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Swisher
Population	766	1,064
Median age	32.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,869	$99,118
Median home value	$202,200	$249,800
Median gross rent	$917	$958
Housing units	340	390
Homeownership rate	78.3%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Swisher
Population	812 → 766 (-5.7%)	887 → 1,064 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $73,869 (+13.6%)	$84,167 → $99,118 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $202,200 (+43.3%)	$192,700 → $249,800 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $917 (-3.5%)	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)

Oxford

Population

812766

Median household income

$65,000$73,869

Median home value

$141,100$202,200

Median gross rent

$950$917

Swisher

Population

8871,064

Median household income

$84,167$99,118

Median home value

$192,700$249,800

Median gross rent

$775$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Swisher
Under 5	7.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.5%	26.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	17.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.2%
75 and over	4.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Swisher
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Swisher
No high school diploma	4.3%	1.2%
High school graduate	40.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Swisher
Drove alone	72.8%	78.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Swisher
1-unit, detached	72.1%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Swisher
Poverty rate	9.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1961	1971