Oxford vs Stem

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (8,897 vs 1,064 in Stem). Stem has the higher median household income ($85,385 vs $48,135 in Oxford). Stem has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $177,200 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Stem
Population	8,897	1,064
Median age	43.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,135	$85,385
Median home value	$177,200	$207,600
Median gross rent	$986	$983
Housing units	4,041	401
Homeownership rate	52.5%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Stem
Population	8,721 → 8,897 (+2.0%)	1,177 → 1,064 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$38,606 → $48,135 (+24.7%)	$80,375 → $85,385 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $177,200 (+29.2%)	$160,000 → $207,600 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $986 (+40.7%)	$1,014 → $983 (-3.1%)

Oxford

Population

8,7218,897

Median household income

$38,606$48,135

Median home value

$137,100$177,200

Median gross rent

$701$986

Stem

Population

1,1771,064

Median household income

$80,375$85,385

Median home value

$160,000$207,600

Median gross rent

$1,014$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Stem
Under 5	5.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	24.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	16.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	5.8%
65 to 74	13.1%	5.5%
75 and over	10.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Stem
White (non-Hispanic)	34.7%	58.7%
Black or African American	54.9%	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Stem
No high school diploma	13.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	29.6%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Stem
Drove alone	84.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	12.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Stem
1-unit, detached	72.3%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Stem
Poverty rate	25.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1974	2008