Oxford vs Trenton

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

Oxford and Trenton 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 13,304 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($87,788 vs $42,147 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median home value ($232,200 vs $209,700 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Trenton
Population	22,069	13,304
Median age	21.2 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,147	$87,788
Median home value	$232,200	$209,700
Median gross rent	$989	$1,354
Housing units	7,245	4,726
Homeownership rate	37.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.5%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Trenton
Population	22,700 → 22,069 (-2.8%)	12,901 → 13,304 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$31,546 → $42,147 (+33.6%)	$77,739 → $87,788 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$217,100 → $232,200 (+7.0%)	$136,900 → $209,700 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $989 (+27.0%)	$957 → $1,354 (+41.5%)

Oxford

Population

22,70022,069

Median household income

$31,546$42,147

Median home value

$217,100$232,200

Median gross rent

$779$989

Trenton

Population

12,90113,304

Median household income

$77,739$87,788

Median home value

$136,900$209,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,354

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Trenton
Under 5	1.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	5.9%	23.3%
18 to 24	62.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	4.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	3.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	6.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	4.2%	6.7%
75 and over	4.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	95.4%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	8.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Trenton
No high school diploma	2.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	16.9%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Trenton
Drove alone	50.5%	83.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.7%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	17.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.9%
Worked from home	15.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Trenton
1-unit, detached	42.3%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	26.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	6.2%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Trenton
Poverty rate	45.5%	6.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	17	32
Median year structure built	1988	1992