Clinton vs Oxford

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

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

Clinton has the higher population (6,908 vs 5,572 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($91,742 vs $78,909 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($328,600 vs $327,300 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Oxford
Population	6,908	5,572
Median age	38.2 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,909	$91,742
Median home value	$328,600	$327,300
Median gross rent	$1,386	$1,047
Housing units	3,437	2,276
Homeownership rate	49.2%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Oxford
Population	7,154 → 6,908 (-3.4%)	5,595 → 5,572 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$53,972 → $78,909 (+46.2%)	$61,227 → $91,742 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $328,600 (+35.1%)	$236,800 → $327,300 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,089 → $1,386 (+27.3%)	$820 → $1,047 (+27.7%)

Clinton

Population

7,1546,908

Median household income

$53,972$78,909

Median home value

$243,200$328,600

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,386

Oxford

Population

5,5955,572

Median household income

$61,227$91,742

Median home value

$236,800$327,300

Median gross rent

$820$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Oxford
Under 5	4.4%	2.2%
5 to 17	7.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	13.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	20.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	21.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.6%
75 and over	4.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	89.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Oxford
No high school diploma	11.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	29.4%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Oxford
Drove alone	73.4%	75.4%
Carpooled	13.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.5%	10.6%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Oxford
1-unit, detached	39.3%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	30.8%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	4.8%
20 or more units	9.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Oxford
Poverty rate	9.0%	6.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1943	1954