Oxford vs South Haven

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (892 vs 327 in South Haven). South Haven has the higher median household income ($78,214 vs $57,227 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median home value ($117,200 vs $59,400 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	South Haven
Population	892	327
Median age	47.5 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,227	$78,214
Median home value	$117,200	$59,400
Median gross rent	$663	$568
Housing units	450	153
Homeownership rate	70.7%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	South Haven
Population	1,078 → 892 (-17.3%)	388 → 327 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$57,386 → $57,227 (-0.3%)	$45,536 → $78,214 (+71.8%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $117,200 (+36.8%)	$56,200 → $59,400 (+5.7%)
Median gross rent	$483 → $663 (+37.3%)	$543 → $568 (+4.6%)

Oxford

Population

1,078892

Median household income

$57,386$57,227

Median home value

$85,700$117,200

Median gross rent

$483$663

South Haven

Population

388327

Median household income

$45,536$78,214

Median home value

$56,200$59,400

Median gross rent

$543$568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	South Haven
Under 5	9.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	6.6%	22.6%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.5%	3.4%
75 and over	12.4%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	83.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	7.1%	11.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	South Haven
No high school diploma	1.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	31.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	South Haven
Drove alone	81.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	South Haven
1-unit, detached	84.2%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	South Haven
Poverty rate	8.6%	1.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1956	1953