Oxford vs Whitinsville

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

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

Whitinsville has the higher population (7,250 vs 5,572 in Oxford). Whitinsville has the higher median household income ($93,504 vs $91,742 in Oxford). Whitinsville has the higher median home value ($440,100 vs $327,300 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Whitinsville
Population	5,572	7,250
Median age	42.6 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$91,742	$93,504
Median home value	$327,300	$440,100
Median gross rent	$1,047	$1,271
Housing units	2,276	3,146
Homeownership rate	84.2%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Whitinsville
Population	5,595 → 5,572 (-0.4%)	7,220 → 7,250 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$61,227 → $91,742 (+49.8%)	$77,340 → $93,504 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$236,800 → $327,300 (+38.2%)	$319,200 → $440,100 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,047 (+27.7%)	$1,031 → $1,271 (+23.3%)

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

Whitinsville

Population

7,2207,250

Median household income

$77,340$93,504

Median home value

$319,200$440,100

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Whitinsville
Under 5	2.2%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	21.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.6%
75 and over	8.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Whitinsville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
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%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Whitinsville
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	38.3%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Whitinsville
Drove alone	75.4%	76.0%
Carpooled	11.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	13.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Whitinsville
1-unit, detached	75.3%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	20.4%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	24.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Whitinsville
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1954	1963