Oxford

Population: 5,763
Median household income: $61,470
Median home value: $309,600

Oxford is a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to 5,763 residents. Its median household income of $61,470 runs below the Chester County figure of $123,041.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oxford's population grew 4.5% from 5,515 to 5,763, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $215,200 to $309,600.

Owners occupy 40.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,763
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,470
Median home value: $309,600
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 2,297
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5155,763

Median household income

$55,380$61,470

Median home value

$215,200$309,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,515	$55,380	$215,200	$998
2020	5,560	$54,473	$220,800	$1,084
2021	5,671	$58,125	$227,600	$1,163
2022	5,724	$59,989	$300,800	$1,174
2023	5,763	$61,470	$309,600	$1,208

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	604	10.5%
5 to 17	1,173	20.4%
18 to 24	356	6.2%
25 to 34	577	10.0%
35 to 44	899	15.6%
45 to 54	546	9.5%
55 to 64	581	10.1%
65 to 74	270	4.7%
75 and over	757	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,856	49.6%
Black or African American	445	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	193	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,227	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	669	18.4%
High school graduate	1,093	30.1%
Some college or associate's	711	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	535	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	622	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,803	79.2%
Carpooled	115	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	122	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	224	9.8%
Other means	12	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	570	27.8%
15 to 29 min	586	28.6%
30 to 44 min	337	16.4%
45 to 59 min	283	13.8%
60+ min	276	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 23.8% (1,347 of 5,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,333	62.3%
Nonfamily households	808	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,141	93.2%
Vacant	156	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	868	40.5%
Renter-occupied	1,273	59.5%

1-unit, detached40.4%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units20.9%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	927	40.4%
1-unit, attached	215	9.4%
2 to 4 units	264	11.5%
5 to 19 units	191	8.3%
20 or more units	479	20.9%
Mobile home & other	221	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4257480
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7856, -75.9797