Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety60#6,316/15,637
Economy6#14,694/15,631
Housing33#10,022/14,977
Health27#11,406/15,609
Healthcare65#5,554/15,650
Environment9#14,014/15,453
Education69#4,818/15,649
Infrastructure63#5,720/15,650
Community27#11,391/15,651
Leisure & amenities30#10,970/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Oxford, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Butler County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Average commute time · low15.2 min
97/100Ohio 23.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Bachelor's degree or higher · high61.0%
92/100Ohio 31.5%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Mental health care shortage · low0.0
91/100Ohio 12.2United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationButler County value
Drought exposure · low2%
90/100Ohio 11%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAButler County value
High school diploma or higher · high97.0%
88/100Ohio 91.8%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Drinking water violations · low0
86/100Ohio 0United States 02024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteButler County value

Weaknesses

Poverty rate · high45.5%
0/100Ohio 12.6%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.540
2/100Ohio 0.467United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Comfortable days · low22.0%
3/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationButler County value
Unemployment rate · high14.4%
3/100Ohio 4.7%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Median household income · low$40,764
6/100Ohio $72,259United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Median Air Quality Index · high55
7/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyButler County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
0.7 /1k (2021) → 1.5 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+123%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Unemployment rateWorsening
4.1% (2015-2019) → 14.4% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Child poverty rateWorsening
24.0% (2015-2019) → 29.9% (2020-2024)
+5.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$31,546 (2015-2019) → $40,764 (2020-2024)
+29%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
67.3% (2015-2019) → 63.8% (2020-2024)
−3.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
86.1% (2015-2019) → 89.4% (2020-2024)
+3.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Oxford, Ohio improved on 2 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 11 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Inequality−0.0590.600 → 0.541
Household income+29%$31,546 → $40,764

Declined1

Unemployment+10 points4.1% → 14.4%

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Oxford, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	16.4 min2015-2019	15.2 min2020-2024	−1.2 min	Within the margin of error	63%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.1%2015-2019	61.0%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Broadband subscriptions	86.1%2015-2019	89.4%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Child poverty rate	24.0%2015-2019	29.9%2020-2024	+5.9 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Effective property tax rate	1.12%2015-2019	1.10%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	19%
High school diploma or higher	94.4%2015-2019	97.0%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Home price to income ratio	6.9×2015-2019	5.8×2020-2024	−1.0×	Within the margin of error	98%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.6002015-2019	0.5412020-2024	−0.059	Improved	87%
Median household income	$31,5462015-2019	$40,7642020-2024	+29%	Improved	54%
Poverty rate	47.5%2015-2019	45.5%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Rent as share of income	41.1%2015-2019	44.1%2020-2024	+3 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Rent-burdened households	67.3%2015-2019	63.8%2020-2024	−3.4 points	Within the margin of error	67%
Unemployment rate	4.1%2015-2019	14.4%2020-2024	+10 points	Declined	1%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	3.2%2015-2019	5.1%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Within the margin of error	27%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Oxford, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Oxford, Ohio in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Oxford, Ohio itself moved −0.2 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

21,753 residents (±42)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (−2.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

21,753 residents (±42)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

White77%16,848
Black5.7%†1,243
Hispanic or Latino2.4%†521
Asian7.9%†1,723
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%†34
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races6.4%†1,384

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+4.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

6,677 residents (±830)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma3.0%†199
High school or GED20%1,329
Some college12%816
Associate degree3.8%†257
Bachelor's degree24%1,617
Graduate degree37%2,459

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

6,082 households (±472)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k34%2,078
$25k–50k23%1,400
$50k–75k9.4%†569
$75k–100k7.4%†451
$100k–150k14%†862
$150k–200k7.4%†453
$200k or more4.4%†269

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−9.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

6,082 households (±472)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Own34%2,085
Rent66%3,997

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,960 households (±376)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75024%942
$750–1,00027%1,050
$1,000–1,50037%1,458

Home values

2,085 homes (±416)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k21%†439
$150k–250k33%†690
$250k–400k35%734

Age of homes

7,264 homes (±516)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later11%†819
2000–200916%†1,128
1980–199934%2,438

Size of homes

7,264 homes (±516)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio3.1%†226
1 bedroom13%†921
2 bedrooms22%1,592

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

7,443 workers (±723)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone52%3,894
Carpool7.7%†575
Public transit1.6%†116
Walk19%1,383
Bike4.3%†322
Work from home15%1,153
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

6,290 workers (±645)

Oxford, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min67%4,199
15–29 min16%994
30–44 min7.8%†489

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Butler County, the county holding most of Oxford's residents.

Butler County has 7,537 employer establishments, 191 for every 10,000 residents (0.77× the US rate of 248; 0.88× Ohio's), with 148,073 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,118. The Census Bureau also counts 28,991 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 7,537; 28,991 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 191; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 148,073
Average annual pay: $57,118; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Butler County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	663	16.8	0.91×About typical	15,063	$19,849	114
Ambulatory health care services	566	14.3	0.69×Fewer than typical	5,988	$65,819	1,049
Specialty trade contractors	433	11	0.71×Fewer than typical	5,183	$73,671	2,276
Limited-service restaurants	340	8.6	1.07×About typical	7,375	$17,690	49
Lessors of real estate	283	7.2	0.58×Fewer than typical	1,235	$55,311	2,620
Services to buildings and dwellings	240	6.1	0.90×About typical	2,646	$45,464	1,722
Full-service restaurants	232	5.9	0.77×Fewer than typical	6,433	$23,018	45
Truck transportation	222	5.6	1.11×About typical	3,186	$64,046	1,524
Automotive repair and maintenance	201	5.1	1.01×About typical	1,254	$47,296	368
Religious organizations	193	4.9	0.88×About typical	1,239	$23,805	—
Building equipment contractors	162	4.1	0.68×Fewer than typical	2,116	$75,230	369
Offices of other health practitioners	155	3.9	0.65×Fewer than typical	940	$48,553	436

Rank places for an industry Open Butler County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 394,636 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $62.6K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Oxford, Ohio: $2.88 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $62.6K; −48% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2.88; US $1,994
Sole-source: 86%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$53.5K86%
Department of the Army$9,04214%

Top recipients

MIAMI UNIVERSITY$53.5K86%
ENSAFE INC$9,04214%

Spending by fiscal year

3.6KFY2017
120.8KFY2018
57.6KFY2019
179.1KFY2020
58.7KFY2021
37.2KFY2022
22.9KFY2023
62.8KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Colleges, universities, and professional schools · 6113$53.5K86%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$9,04214%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Oxford, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Oxford, Ohio's figures are part of those of Butler County, OH ($153.6M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Oxford is mostly in Butler County.

See federal money in Butler County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Oxford, Ohio is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Warren DavidsonR-OH-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 95%Missed 2.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Butler County55100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN69

Other cities and towns in Butler County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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