Afton vs Oxford

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (1,426 vs 1,086 in Afton). Oxford has the higher median household income ($56,417 vs $37,885 in Afton). Afton has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $112,200 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Afton	Oxford
Population	1,086	1,426
Median age	43.3 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,885	$56,417
Median home value	$112,500	$112,200
Median gross rent	$787	$900
Housing units	491	677
Homeownership rate	60.1%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	16.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Afton	Oxford
Population	933 → 1,086 (+16.4%)	1,477 → 1,426 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $37,885 (-22.3%)	$45,143 → $56,417 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $112,500 (+27.4%)	$102,700 → $112,200 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $787 (+30.3%)	$630 → $900 (+42.9%)

Afton

Population

9331,086

Median household income

$48,750$37,885

Median home value

$88,300$112,500

Median gross rent

$604$787

Oxford

Population

1,4771,426

Median household income

$45,143$56,417

Median home value

$102,700$112,200

Median gross rent

$630$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Afton	Oxford
Under 5	5.7%	1.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	8.8%
35 to 44	16.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	16.1%
75 and over	7.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Afton	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Afton	Oxford
No high school diploma	5.9%	10.9%
High school graduate	56.8%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Afton	Oxford
Drove alone	72.6%	66.7%
Carpooled	16.6%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Afton	Oxford
1-unit, detached	58.0%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	10.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Afton	Oxford
Poverty rate	17.9%	16.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938