Oxford vs St. Michaels

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

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

St. Michaels has the higher population (1,381 vs 724 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $73,831 in St. Michaels). Oxford has the higher median home value ($763,400 vs $530,200 in St. Michaels).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	St. Michaels
Population	724	1,381
Median age	64.0 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$73,831
Median home value	$763,400	$530,200
Median gross rent	—	$946
Housing units	556	851
Homeownership rate	85.2%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	St. Michaels
Population	580 → 724 (+24.8%)	1,108 → 1,381 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$80,469 → $83,500 (+3.8%)	$61,563 → $73,831 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$637,800 → $763,400 (+19.7%)	$371,900 → $530,200 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,371 → $3,057 (+123.0%)	$902 → $946 (+4.9%)

Oxford

Population

580724

Median household income

$80,469$83,500

Median home value

$637,800$763,400

Median gross rent

$1,371$3,057

St. Michaels

Population

1,1081,381

Median household income

$61,563$73,831

Median home value

$371,900$530,200

Median gross rent

$902$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	St. Michaels
Under 5	1.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	5.9%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	1.7%	6.5%
35 to 44	2.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	35.1%	22.2%
75 and over	13.7%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	St. Michaels
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	66.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	St. Michaels
No high school diploma	3.1%	20.0%
High school graduate	5.8%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	36.0%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	St. Michaels
Drove alone	68.6%	67.1%
Carpooled	0.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	8.8%	14.0%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	St. Michaels
1-unit, detached	87.2%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	St. Michaels
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.1%
Average household size	1.88	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	47	20
Median year structure built	1969	1964