Oxford, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,658 (All urban)

Oxford, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,825 (1,703 occupied: 770 owner occupied, 933 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	29%

Housing density: 954 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $192,261.

Median contract rent in 2008: $649 (lower quartile is $391, upper quartile is $744)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $534

Median gross rent in Oxford, PA in 2008: $756

Housing units in Oxford with a mortgage: 443 (42 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 207

Oxford,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $216,024 (it was $113,400 in 2000)

Oxford:	$216,024
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,328 - $263,000

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $235,870
Here: $235,870
State: $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,779
Here: $162,779
State: $161,921

In 2-unit structures: $148,093
Here: $148,093
State: $152,955

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,509
Here: $149,509
State: $178,834

Mobile homes: $24,130
Here: $24,130
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,172

In family households: 3,415 (772 male householders, 288 female householders)
837 spouses, 1,206 children (1,141 natural, 11 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 74 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 757 (238 male householders (183 living alone)), 405 female householders (386 living alone)), 114 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 143 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 411 2-persons, 235 3-persons, 207 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 569 1-person, 55 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

647 married couples with children.
337 single-parent households (70 men, 267 women).

85.5% of residents of Oxford speak English at home.
11.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 26% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 312 (7.2%)
(4.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oxford, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 209 7 rooms: 232 8 rooms: 132 9 or more rooms: 98

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oxford, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 94 3 rooms: 284 4 rooms: 315 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 75 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 119
1990 to 1994: 40
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 316
1960 to 1969: 145
1950 to 1959: 193
1940 to 1949: 154
1939 or earlier: 703

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oxford:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 100 3 bedrooms: 441 4 bedrooms: 177 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oxford:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 386 2 bedrooms: 385 3 bedrooms: 96 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oxford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 200 2 vehicles: 412 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Oxford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 318 1 vehicle: 479 2 vehicles: 96 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Oxford, PA:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 6
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $174,999: 119
$175,000 to $199,999: 124
$200,000 to $249,999: 167
$250,000 to $299,999: 171
$300,000 to $399,999: 77
$400,000 to $499,999: 26
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Oxford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oxford:

Less than $100: 75 people
$100 to $149: 40
$150 to $199: 49
$200 to $249: 29
$250 to $299: 19
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 34
$500 to $549: 57
$550 to $599: 47
$600 to $649: 77
$650 to $699: 112
$700 to $749: 125
$750 to $799: 79
$800 to $899: 62
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 41
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 40
No cash rent: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 141 1990 to 1994: 81 1985 to 1989: 74 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 8

Oxford, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.6%
Number of people working at home: 37 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 92
5 to 9 minutes: 193
10 to 14 minutes: 316
15 to 19 minutes: 113
20 to 24 minutes: 138
25 to 29 minutes: 128
30 to 34 minutes: 146
35 to 39 minutes: 58
40 to 44 minutes: 125
45 to 59 minutes: 283
60 to 89 minutes: 104
90 or more minutes: 8

Oxford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,356 (78%)
Carpooled: 273 (16%)
Walked: 75 (4%)
Worked at home: 37 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 239
$10,000 to $14,999: 115
$15,000 to $19,999: 115
$20,000 to $24,999: 165
$25,000 to $29,999: 111
$30,000 to $34,999: 107
$35,000 to $39,999: 125
$40,000 to $44,999: 114
$45,000 to $49,999: 101
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $74,999: 184
$75,000 to $99,999: 117
$100,000 to $124,999: 53
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 832

German: 549

Irish: 428

English: 333

Italian: 282

United States or American: 234

French (except Basque): 84

Polish: 65

Subsaharan African:: 50

African: 50

Scotch-Irish: 45

Swedish: 41

Swiss: 38

Welsh: 37

Scottish: 35

Ukrainian: 34

Hungarian: 17

Pennsylvania German: 12

Greek: 10

French Canadian: 8

Austrian: 8

Lithuanian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (81%)
Ukraine (11%)
Armenia (3%)
Germany (3%)
Other Caribbean (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2838
Northeast: 162
Midwest: 102
South: 713
West: 39

56% 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, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 72
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 532
Less than 1 year of college: 73
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 88
Associate degree: 19
Bachelor's degree: 157
Master's degree: 58
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 97
9th grade: 76
10th grade: 117
11th grade: 48
12th grade, no diploma: 80
High school graduate (or equivalency): 568
Less than 1 year of college: 108
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
Associate degree: 56
Bachelor's degree: 208
Master's degree: 61
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,780
Black householders: $25,357
Some other race householders: $39,968
Two or more races householders: $89,991
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,427

Oxford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oxford household income for Black householders

Oxford household income for Some other race householders

Oxford household income for Two or more races householders

Oxford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oxford marital status for males

Oxford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $225,739
Black or African American householders: $252,409
Some other race householders: $123,823
Hispanic or Latino householders: $392,043

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 705
One, attached: 226
Two: 157
3 or 4: 290
5 to 9: 98
10 to 19: 52
20 to 49: 249
50 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,140

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oxford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Coal or coke (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	5.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	4.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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