Housing density: 104 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $371,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,055 (lower quartile is $885, upper quartile is $1,694)
Median gross rent in Oxford, CT in 2022: $1,373
Housing units in Oxford with a mortgage: 2,158 (301 second mortgage, 417 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 649
In family households: 686,398 (135,155 male householders, 80,594 female householders)
152,067 spouses, 248,015 children (234,078 natural, 5,289 adopted, 8,648 stepchildren), 16,153 grandchildren, 8,819 brothers or sisters, 9,694 parents, foster children, 10,947 other relatives, 19,201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,881 (52,812 male householders (40,674 living alone)), 65,941 female householders (55,844 living alone)), 28,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29,198 (10,313 institutionalized population)
129,243 married couples with children.
54,016 single-parent households (8,416 men, 45,600 women).
93.6% of residents of Oxford speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 647 (5.8%)
(54.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oxford, Connecticut
651995 to March 2000
461990 to 1994
401985 to 1989
221980 to 1984
711975 to 1979
301970 to 1974
351965 to 1969
96Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 2,400 (19.0%)
Irish: 2,130 (16.9%)
German: 1,569 (12.4%)
Polish: 1,281 (10.1%)
English: 1,175 (9.3%)
Other: 616 (4.9%)
United States: 401 (3.2%)
Russian: 365 (2.9%)
Slovak: 318 (2.5%)
Hungarian: 262 (2.1%)
French: 257 (2.0%)
Scottish: 203 (1.6%)
Swedish: 197 (1.6%)
Lithuanian: 174 (1.4%)
French Canadian: 170 (1.3%)
Dutch: 161 (1.3%)
Czech: 160 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 132 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 126 (1.0%)
Welsh: 123 (1.0%)
Portuguese: 110 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 97 (0.8%)
Arab: 77 (0.6%)
Greek: 66 (0.5%)
Danish: 35 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 16 (0.1%)
West Indian: 9 (0.07%)
Swiss: 8 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Poland
Oxford:
15.3% (62)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
United Kingdom
Oxford:
11.1% (45)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Portugal
Oxford:
11.1% (45)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Other Eastern Europe
Oxford:
9.9% (40)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Italy
Oxford:
7.7% (31)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Canada
Oxford:
6.9% (28)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Germany
Oxford:
4.4% (18)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Oxford:
4.4% (18)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Netherlands
Oxford:
4.2% (17)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Ukraine
Oxford:
3.7% (15)
Connecticut:
1.0% (3,822)
Lebanon
Oxford:
3.5% (14)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,286)
Other Northern Europe
Oxford:
2.7% (11)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Austria
Oxford:
2.7% (11)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,224)
Hungary
Oxford:
2.5% (10)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Romania
Oxford:
2.5% (10)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,371)
Taiwan
Oxford:
2.2% (9)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,106)
Jamaica
Oxford:
2.2% (9)
Connecticut:
7.2% (26,819)
Ireland
Oxford:
2.0% (8)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,499
Other state: 1,867
Northeast: 1,294
Midwest: 228
South: 287
West: 58
71% of Oxford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 84
High school graduate (or equivalency): 921
Less than 1 year of college: 205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 464
Associate degree: 280
Bachelor's degree: 668
Master's degree: 308
Professional school degree: 66
Doctorate degree: 25
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 76
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,151
Less than 1 year of college: 255
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 444
Associate degree: 222
Bachelor's degree: 671
Master's degree: 311
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 9
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,169
One, attached: 13
Two: 128
3 or 4: 58
5 to 9: 20
20 to 49: 12
50 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $510,764
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%