Oxford vs Tilghman Island

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

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

Tilghman Island has the higher population (874 vs 724 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $64,931 in Tilghman Island). Oxford has the higher median home value ($763,400 vs $330,300 in Tilghman Island).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
Population	724	874
Median age	64.0 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$64,931
Median home value	$763,400	$330,300
Housing units	556	559
Homeownership rate	85.2%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
Population	580 → 724 (+24.8%)	1,005 → 874 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$80,469 → $83,500 (+3.8%)	$61,042 → $64,931 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$637,800 → $763,400 (+19.7%)	$332,300 → $330,300 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,371 → $3,057 (+123.0%)	—

Oxford

Population

580724

Median household income

$80,469$83,500

Median home value

$637,800$763,400

Median gross rent

$1,371$3,057

Tilghman Island

Population

1,005874

Median household income

$61,042$64,931

Median home value

$332,300$330,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
Under 5	1.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	5.9%	6.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	1.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	2.8%	3.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.8%	27.0%
65 to 74	35.1%	22.9%
75 and over	13.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	93.9%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
No high school diploma	3.1%	17.1%
High school graduate	5.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	36.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
Drove alone	68.6%	53.9%
Carpooled	0.4%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.5%	4.5%
Worked from home	19.7%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
1-unit, detached	87.2%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Tilghman Island
Poverty rate	13.0%	10.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	47	29
Median year structure built	1969	1962