Oxoboxo River

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,912
Median household income: $78,415
Median home value: $231,100

Oxoboxo River is a community in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 2,912 residents. At $78,415, its median household income sits below Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $84,185.

From 2019 to 2023, Oxoboxo River's population grew 3.1% from 2,825 to 2,912, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $172,700 to $231,100.

Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,912
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,415
Median home value: $231,100
Median gross rent: $1,272
Housing units: 1,279
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8252,912

Median household income

$65,395$78,415

Median home value

$172,700$231,100

Median gross rent

$1,235$1,272

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,825	$65,395	$172,700	$1,235
2020	2,772	$67,059	$163,600	$1,289
2021	2,553	$72,373	$174,000	$1,258
2022	2,429	$69,740	$214,800	$1,306
2023	2,912	$78,415	$231,100	$1,272

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	6.0%
5 to 17	505	17.3%
18 to 24	152	5.2%
25 to 34	434	14.9%
35 to 44	302	10.4%
45 to 54	300	10.3%
55 to 64	516	17.7%
65 to 74	285	9.8%
75 and over	242	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,091	71.8%
Black or African American	160	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.4%
Asian	128	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	256	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	103	5.0%
High school graduate	783	37.7%
Some college or associate's	743	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	312	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	138	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	982	69.9%
Carpooled	221	15.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	153	10.9%
Other means	24	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	360	28.8%
15 to 29 min	623	49.8%
30 to 44 min	191	15.3%
45 to 59 min	62	5.0%
60+ min	15	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 23.4% (674 of 2,883)

	Count	Share
Family households	705	57.6%
Nonfamily households	520	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,225	95.8%
Vacant	54	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	902	73.6%
Renter-occupied	323	26.4%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units14.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	867	67.8%
1-unit, attached	9	0.7%
2 to 4 units	182	14.2%
5 to 19 units	37	2.9%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	179	14.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0958520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 41.4449, -72.1269