Demographics of Oxford County, Maine

Oxford County, Maine had 60,346 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,452 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oxford County, in four figures

60,346
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,452 people.; 48.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,173 ±$3,674
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Oxford County, Maine's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oxford County, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Oxford County, Maine's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oxford County, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	57,894	100.0	100.0
2021	58,699	101.4	100.2
2022	59,534	102.8	100.7
2023	60,076	103.8	101.6
2024	59,970	103.6	102.5
2025	60,346	104.2	103.1

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Population of Oxford County, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	57,894	+133	−21	0	+152
2021	58,699	+805	−318	+7	+1,145
2022	59,534	+835	−363	+11	+1,137
2023	60,076	+542	−300	+9	+832
2024	59,970	−106	−333	+10	+218
2025	60,346	+376	−326	−9	+715

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.2 ±0.2: for men 47.4 ±0.7 and for women 49.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oxford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	2,485 ±74	4.2% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,967 ±400	13.4% ±0.7	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,691 ±285	6.2% ±0.5	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,403 ±444	22.6% ±0.7	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,528 ±550	29.6% ±0.9	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,181 ±605	23.9% ±1.0	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,173 ±$3,674, and income per person $35,412 ±$1,309, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oxford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	4,762 ±443	19.7% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,527 ±496	22.9% ±2.0	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,962 ±384	16.4% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,030 ±348	12.6% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,807 ±389	15.8% ±1.6	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,701 ±279	7.0% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,351 ±242	5.6% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oxford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	8,044 ±800	13.8% ±1.4	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,928 ±369	19.1% ±3.5	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,922 ±482	13.7% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,194 ±281	11.3% ±1.4	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oxford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oxford County	Maine	United States
Housing units	36,855 ±48	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	65.5% ±1.5	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	34.5% ±1.5	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.6% ±1.7	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.4% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$217,300 ±$7,088	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$836 ±$50	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oxford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,002 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,617 ±448	92.2% ±0.8	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	194 ±61	0.3% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	386 ±71	0.7% ±0.1	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	114 ±42	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	63 to 453	0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,684 ±413	4.5% ±0.7	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oxford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	37,228 ±952	62.8% ±1.6	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,781 ±929	35.1% ±1.6	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	408 ±127	0.7% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	838 ±150	1.4% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	463 ±115	0.8% ±0.2	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	375 ±120	0.6% ±0.2	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Oxford County among the counties of Maine

7th of 16 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Counties of Maine near Oxford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
York County	222,434	+4.8%
Penobscot County	157,967	+3.8%
Kennebec County	129,067	+3.5%
Androscoggin County	116,487	+4.8%
Aroostook County	66,609	−0.7%
Oxford County	60,346	+4.2%
Hancock County	57,171	+3.0%
Somerset County	51,620	+2.3%
Knox County	41,117	+1.1%
Waldo County	40,693	+2.6%
Sagadahoc County	37,979	+3.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Counties by population growth in Maine
No. 7 Counties by population in Maine

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026