Oxford vs South Paris

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

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

South Paris has the higher population (2,570 vs 1,135 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($73,088 vs $56,823 in South Paris). South Paris has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $175,600 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	South Paris
Population	1,135	2,570
Median age	39.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,088	$56,823
Median home value	$175,600	$186,300
Median gross rent	—	$585
Housing units	572	1,158
Homeownership rate	99.1%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	South Paris
Population	1,026 → 1,135 (+10.6%)	2,319 → 2,570 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$66,513 → $73,088 (+9.9%)	$39,309 → $56,823 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $175,600 (+33.6%)	$135,200 → $186,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$553 → $585 (+5.8%)

Oxford

Population

1,0261,135

Median household income

$66,513$73,088

Median home value

$131,400$175,600

South Paris

Population

2,3192,570

Median household income

$39,309$56,823

Median home value

$135,200$186,300

Median gross rent

$553$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	South Paris
Under 5	6.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.2%	24.8%
18 to 24	11.3%	1.1%
25 to 34	7.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	18.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	16.1%	4.7%
75 and over	1.6%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	South Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	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	8.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	South Paris
No high school diploma	14.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	40.3%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	South Paris
Drove alone	83.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	South Paris
1-unit, detached	83.2%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	South Paris
Poverty rate	21.3%	29.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1980	1964