Dixfield vs Oxford

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

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

Dixfield has the higher population (1,770 vs 1,135 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($73,088 vs $56,250 in Dixfield). Oxford has the higher median home value ($175,600 vs $147,900 in Dixfield).

Population, income & housing

	Dixfield	Oxford
Population	1,770	1,135
Median age	39.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$73,088
Median home value	$147,900	$175,600
Median gross rent	$716	—
Housing units	704	572
Homeownership rate	80.2%	99.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixfield	Oxford
Population	1,345 → 1,770 (+31.6%)	1,026 → 1,135 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$34,722 → $56,250 (+62.0%)	$66,513 → $73,088 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $147,900 (+65.4%)	$131,400 → $175,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $716 (+8.0%)	—

Dixfield

Population

1,3451,770

Median household income

$34,722$56,250

Median home value

$89,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$663$716

Oxford

Population

1,0261,135

Median household income

$66,513$73,088

Median home value

$131,400$175,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixfield	Oxford
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	6.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	16.1%
75 and over	11.4%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixfield	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixfield	Oxford
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.5%
High school graduate	39.6%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixfield	Oxford
Drove alone	71.9%	83.5%
Carpooled	22.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixfield	Oxford
1-unit, detached	78.8%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Dixfield	Oxford
Poverty rate	16.1%	21.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1960	1980