Oxford vs Trappe

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

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

Trappe has the higher population (1,112 vs 724 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $64,231 in Trappe). Oxford has the higher median home value ($763,400 vs $243,600 in Trappe).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Trappe
Population	724	1,112
Median age	64.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$64,231
Median home value	$763,400	$243,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,360
Housing units	556	441
Homeownership rate	85.2%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Trappe
Population	580 → 724 (+24.8%)	1,200 → 1,112 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$80,469 → $83,500 (+3.8%)	$65,664 → $64,231 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$637,800 → $763,400 (+19.7%)	$218,800 → $243,600 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,371 → $3,057 (+123.0%)	$1,113 → $1,360 (+22.2%)

Oxford

Population

580724

Median household income

$80,469$83,500

Median home value

$637,800$763,400

Median gross rent

$1,371$3,057

Trappe

Population

1,2001,112

Median household income

$65,664$64,231

Median home value

$218,800$243,600

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,360

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Trappe
Under 5	1.5%	8.5%
5 to 17	5.9%	19.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	1.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	2.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	18.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	35.1%	9.5%
75 and over	13.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Trappe
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	65.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Trappe
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	5.8%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	36.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Trappe
Drove alone	68.6%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	10.6%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Trappe
1-unit, detached	87.2%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Trappe
Poverty rate	13.0%	10.2%
Average household size	1.88	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	47	21
Median year structure built	1969	1980