Alpha vs Oxford

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

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

Alpha has the higher population (2,249 vs 1,140 in Oxford). Alpha has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $77,188 in Oxford). Alpha has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $175,000 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Oxford
Population	2,249	1,140
Median age	43.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	$77,188
Median home value	$250,400	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,234	$858
Housing units	1,022	434
Homeownership rate	72.8%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Oxford
Population	2,082 → 2,249 (+8.0%)	1,182 → 1,140 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$72,463 → $83,125 (+14.7%)	$59,750 → $77,188 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$193,700 → $250,400 (+29.3%)	$173,400 → $175,000 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,234 (+19.7%)	$674 → $858 (+27.3%)

Alpha

Population

2,0822,249

Median household income

$72,463$83,125

Median home value

$193,700$250,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,234

Oxford

Population

1,1821,140

Median household income

$59,750$77,188

Median home value

$173,400$175,000

Median gross rent

$674$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Oxford
Under 5	5.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	2.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	17.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	20.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.0%
75 and over	10.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	81.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Oxford
No high school diploma	9.2%	9.3%
High school graduate	34.4%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Oxford
Drove alone	77.6%	78.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.1%	1.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Oxford
1-unit, detached	64.6%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	4.8%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Oxford
Poverty rate	7.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	40
Median year structure built	1958	1938