City safety & data profile
OxfordOH
Oxford, OH is a 22K-resident city in Butler County with a median household income of $40,764.
Butler County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Oxford, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Oxford has a population larger than 49% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $238,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 22K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 50%
- By size
- $40,764
- Median income (place)
- $238,000
- Median home (place)
- 45.5%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Oxford
Oxford posts a median household income higher than 2% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Oxford area.
- Bottom 3%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Oxford
Composite score · Oxford, OH
34/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Oxford income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$40,764 Bottom 2% higher than 2% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Biggest cities by headcount in OH
Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Columbus
Columbus, OH
913,175 residents
- Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
365,379 residents
- Cincinnati 311,097
Cincinnati, OH
311,097 residents
- Toledo 265,638
Toledo, OH
265,638 residents
- Akron 197,542
Akron, OH
197,542 residents
- Dayton 135,512
Dayton, OH
135,512 residents
- Parma 79,937
Parma, OH
79,937 residents
- Canton 71,885
Canton, OH
71,885 residents
- Youngstown 64,628
Youngstown, OH
64,628 residents
- Lorain 63,647
Lorain, OH
63,647 residents
What this shows By headcount, Columbus ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Powell.
OH cities ranked by median household income
Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Powell
Powell, OH
$195,495 median
- Hudson
Hudson, OH
$171,427 median
- Dublin
Dublin, OH
$160,296 median
- Bexley
Bexley, OH
$157,841 median
- Upper Arlington
Upper Arlington, OH
$155,167 median
- Montgomery
Montgomery, OH
$150,995 median
- Solon
Solon, OH
$139,089 median
- Avon
Avon, OH
$135,915 median
- Brecksville
Brecksville, OH
$135,000 median
- Bay Village
Bay Village, OH
$132,254 median
What this shows Income honors go to Powell here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Columbus.
The quick read
Reading Oxford, OH beyond the headline numbers
Oxford sits inside Butler County, Ohio, at roughly 39.51°N, -84.75°W. Population 22,104, $40,764 median household income. Median home value $238,000, median rent $997. Poverty rate 45.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Oxford, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 53.6°F annual average, 45.2" precipitation.
45.5% of Oxford, OH residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.
14.4% unemployment puts Oxford in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.
Oxford's median age is 21.1 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 26.1% in Oxford, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
A bachelor's degree or higher is common in Oxford: 61% of adults, the highest quarter of reporting cities -- a labor pool skewed toward credentialed work.
The median home in Oxford costs around 5.8 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.
A typical renter in Oxford, OH pays $997/month, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities -- rent here is not what strains a local paycheck.
15.5% of Oxford workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Oxford from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (Butler County): Oxford's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economic Snapshot
Oxford's poverty rate of 45.5% runs 267% above the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. A second figure worth noting: median household income at $40,764, 54% below the tracked-city average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 45.5% +267% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 14.4% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 61% |
| Work From Home | 15.5% |
| Public Transit | 1.6% |
Population
Community Health 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearby Healthcare 1 total
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20244.6% below national average
Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Insurance Claims History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelButler County has recorded 75 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $1.2M in payouts since 2016.
Central U.S. April Flooding alone generated 1 of those claims, the county's largest named flood event in this record.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Oxford?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Oxford right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet OH-OXFORD-OH · Oxford
Oxford: 89 tagged alerts; lead category Environment Agency flood warning.
- VOL-HEAVY 89 on record
- MIX-LED 91% uk-floods
- DESK-MIX NOAA
- NEAR-PEER 36 · Somerset
Tagged alert mix: Oxford
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Flood Warnings
Flood Warnings
81
- Weather Alerts 4
Weather Alerts
4
- Weather Alerts 3
Weather Alerts
3
- Bushfire Alerts 1
Bushfire Alerts
1
What this shows 89 tagged notices on record for Oxford.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Somerset, NJ (36 tagged · Δ53)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Oxford; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology
Similar alert activity elsewhere 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (89 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
Related reading
Questions & Answers 9
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Similar poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Oxford, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (45.5% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($40,764 here).
Compare Oxford with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
In the Area 8
What to do with Oxford's numbers
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Oxford area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare Oxford against Ohio peers on any ranking lens. Explore Ohio
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Butler County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-21.