Norwich vs Oxford

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

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

Norwich has the higher population (6,880 vs 1,426 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($56,417 vs $51,713 in Norwich). Norwich has the higher median home value ($123,100 vs $112,200 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	Oxford
Population	6,880	1,426
Median age	40.1 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,713	$56,417
Median home value	$123,100	$112,200
Median gross rent	$842	$900
Housing units	3,335	677
Homeownership rate	42.2%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	Oxford
Population	6,718 → 6,880 (+2.4%)	1,477 → 1,426 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$39,047 → $51,713 (+32.4%)	$45,143 → $56,417 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$93,800 → $123,100 (+31.2%)	$102,700 → $112,200 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $842 (+19.1%)	$630 → $900 (+42.9%)

Norwich

Population

6,7186,880

Median household income

$39,047$51,713

Median home value

$93,800$123,100

Median gross rent

$707$842

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)

	Norwich	Oxford
Under 5	5.8%	1.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	16.1%
75 and over	10.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	95.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	Oxford
No high school diploma	11.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	37.0%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	Oxford
Drove alone	79.6%	66.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	Oxford
1-unit, detached	44.3%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	29.6%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	11.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	Oxford
Poverty rate	19.0%	16.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1944	1938