Monroe vs Oxford

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (22,069 vs 15,024 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median household income ($103,638 vs $42,147 in Oxford). Monroe has the higher median home value ($264,000 vs $232,200 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Oxford
Population	15,024	22,069
Median age	36.3 yrs	21.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,638	$42,147
Median home value	$264,000	$232,200
Median gross rent	$1,575	$989
Housing units	5,396	7,245
Homeownership rate	76.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	64.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Oxford
Population	14,211 → 15,024 (+5.7%)	22,700 → 22,069 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$86,935 → $103,638 (+19.2%)	$31,546 → $42,147 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$180,800 → $264,000 (+46.0%)	$217,100 → $232,200 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,575 (+46.9%)	$779 → $989 (+27.0%)

Monroe

Population

14,21115,024

Median household income

$86,935$103,638

Median home value

$180,800$264,000

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,575

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)

	Monroe	Oxford
Under 5	6.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	5.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	62.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	4.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	3.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	6.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	4.2%
75 and over	7.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	78.3%
Black or African American	4.1%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Oxford
No high school diploma	3.4%	2.3%
High school graduate	20.5%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	38.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Oxford
Drove alone	75.8%	50.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	0.4%	17.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	15.5%	15.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Oxford
1-unit, detached	86.5%	42.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	26.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Oxford
Poverty rate	3.9%	45.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	2001	1988