Oxford vs Spencer

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (5,572 vs 5,520 in Spencer). Oxford has the higher median household income ($91,742 vs $59,618 in Spencer). Oxford has the higher median home value ($327,300 vs $297,700 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Spencer
Population	5,572	5,520
Median age	42.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$91,742	$59,618
Median home value	$327,300	$297,700
Median gross rent	$1,047	$1,052
Housing units	2,276	3,153
Homeownership rate	84.2%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Spencer
Population	5,595 → 5,572 (-0.4%)	5,792 → 5,520 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$61,227 → $91,742 (+49.8%)	$59,331 → $59,618 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$236,800 → $327,300 (+38.2%)	$222,500 → $297,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,047 (+27.7%)	$873 → $1,052 (+20.5%)

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

Spencer

Population

5,7925,520

Median household income

$59,331$59,618

Median home value

$222,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$873$1,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Spencer
Under 5	2.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	21.5%	19.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.9%
75 and over	8.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Spencer
No high school diploma	7.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	38.3%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Spencer
Drove alone	75.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Spencer
1-unit, detached	75.3%	31.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	21.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Spencer
Poverty rate	6.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1954	1944