Oxford County vs Waldo County

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

Oxford County and Waldo County are counties in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oxford County has the higher population (58,728 vs 40,006 in Waldo County). Waldo County has the higher median household income ($68,441 vs $57,933 in Oxford County). Waldo County has the higher median home value ($239,100 vs $192,300 in Oxford County).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford County	Waldo County
Population	58,728	40,006
Median age	48.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,933	$68,441
Median home value	$192,300	$239,100
Median gross rent	$807	$969
Housing units	36,558	22,118
Homeownership rate	80.8%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford County	Waldo County
Population	57,550 → 58,728 (+2.0%)	39,539 → 40,006 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$49,204 → $57,933 (+17.7%)	$51,931 → $68,441 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$144,100 → $192,300 (+33.4%)	$163,000 → $239,100 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $807 (+13.2%)	$814 → $969 (+19.0%)

Oxford County

Population

57,55058,728

Median household income

$49,204$57,933

Median home value

$144,100$192,300

Median gross rent

$713$807

Waldo County

Population

39,53940,006

Median household income

$51,931$68,441

Median home value

$163,000$239,100

Median gross rent

$814$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford County	Waldo County
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	17.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	15.6%
75 and over	9.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford County	Waldo County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford County	Waldo County
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	41.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford County	Waldo County
Drove alone	77.1%	72.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.3%	15.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford County	Waldo County
1-unit, detached	74.8%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Oxford County	Waldo County
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.44	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1976	1983