Oxford vs Winchendon

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

Oxford and Winchendon 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 4,407 in Winchendon). Oxford has the higher median household income ($91,742 vs $67,188 in Winchendon). Oxford has the higher median home value ($327,300 vs $258,300 in Winchendon).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Winchendon
Population	5,572	4,407
Median age	42.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,742	$67,188
Median home value	$327,300	$258,300
Median gross rent	$1,047	$1,217
Housing units	2,276	1,649
Homeownership rate	84.2%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Winchendon
Population	5,595 → 5,572 (-0.4%)	3,999 → 4,407 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$61,227 → $91,742 (+49.8%)	$56,773 → $67,188 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$236,800 → $327,300 (+38.2%)	$184,100 → $258,300 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,047 (+27.7%)	$695 → $1,217 (+75.1%)

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

Winchendon

Population

3,9994,407

Median household income

$56,773$67,188

Median home value

$184,100$258,300

Median gross rent

$695$1,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Winchendon
Under 5	2.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	16.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	21.5%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.9%
75 and over	8.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Winchendon
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Winchendon
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	38.3%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Winchendon
Drove alone	75.4%	78.0%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.6%	8.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Winchendon
1-unit, detached	75.3%	50.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Winchendon
Poverty rate	6.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1954	1943