Arthur vs Oxbow

A side-by-side comparison of Arthur and Oxbow: population, income, housing, and more.

Arthur and Oxbow are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oxbow has the higher population (361 vs 357 in Arthur). Oxbow has the higher median household income ($172,083 vs $84,722 in Arthur). Oxbow has the higher median home value ($582,100 vs $209,700 in Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur	Oxbow
Population	357	361
Median age	46.5 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,722	$172,083
Median home value	$209,700	$582,100
Median gross rent	$629	—
Housing units	139	131
Homeownership rate	85.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	56.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur	Oxbow
Population	327 → 357 (+9.2%)	282 → 361 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $84,722 (+38.3%)	$156,250 → $172,083 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$133,900 → $209,700 (+56.6%)	$408,300 → $582,100 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $629 (+5.5%)	—

Arthur

Population

327357

Median household income

$61,250$84,722

Median home value

$133,900$209,700

Median gross rent

$596$629

Oxbow

Population

282361

Median household income

$156,250$172,083

Median home value

$408,300$582,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur	Oxbow
Under 5	7.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	3.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.7%	24.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	17.2%
75 and over	12.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur	Oxbow
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur	Oxbow
No high school diploma	8.6%	0.8%
High school graduate	28.6%	5.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	45.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur	Oxbow
Drove alone	79.1%	82.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	11.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur	Oxbow
1-unit, detached	76.3%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Arthur	Oxbow
Poverty rate	1.2%	1.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1970	2008