Hamilton vs Oxford

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (63,124 vs 22,069 in Oxford). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($54,293 vs $42,147 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median home value ($232,200 vs $152,300 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Oxford
Population	63,124	22,069
Median age	34.7 yrs	21.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,293	$42,147
Median home value	$152,300	$232,200
Median gross rent	$974	$989
Housing units	27,208	7,245
Homeownership rate	54.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	64.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Oxford
Population	62,182 → 63,124 (+1.5%)	22,700 → 22,069 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$47,064 → $54,293 (+15.4%)	$31,546 → $42,147 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $152,300 (+42.1%)	$217,100 → $232,200 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $974 (+20.4%)	$779 → $989 (+27.0%)

Hamilton

Population

62,18263,124

Median household income

$47,064$54,293

Median home value

$107,200$152,300

Median gross rent

$809$974

Oxford

Population

22,70022,069

Median household income

$31,546$42,147

Median home value

$217,100$232,200

Median gross rent

$779$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Oxford
Under 5	6.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	5.9%
18 to 24	10.4%	62.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	7.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	4.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	3.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	6.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	4.2%
75 and over	5.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	78.3%
Black or African American	8.3%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Oxford
No high school diploma	14.1%	2.3%
High school graduate	42.4%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	38.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Oxford
Drove alone	76.9%	50.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.6%	2.8%
Walked	2.2%	17.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	3.9%
Worked from home	5.6%	15.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Oxford
1-unit, detached	70.6%	42.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	26.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Oxford
Poverty rate	18.8%	45.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1956	1988