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04270

Oxford, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,284
Median household income
$74,241
People below poverty
11.8%
Median home value
$216,400

Income

The median income of households in 04270 was $74,241. An estimated 3.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 17.9
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 10.2
$200,000 or more 7.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 44576
Female 49027

An estimated 68.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 41% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,284. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.6
Social Security 41
Retirement income 28.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 8.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.6

In 2020-2024, 17.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04270 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.5% and public coverage was 46.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.3%.


In 2020-2024, 04270 had a total population of 6,284 - 2,767 (44%) females and 3,517 (56%) males. The median age was 44.8 years. An estimated 18.5% of the population was under 18 years, 29.9% was 19 to 44 years, 29.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04270 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 270 114
5 to 9 131 127
10 to 14 172 114
15 to 19 293 45
20 to 24 216 103
25 to 29 314 161
30 to 34 287 177
35 to 39 144 68
40 to 44 184 228
45 to 49 159 158
50 to 54 177 163
55 to 59 225 229
60 to 64 321 418
65 to 69 274 256
70 to 74 188 209
75 to 79 79 110
80 to 84 42 73
85 and over 41 14

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 25.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.4% of the people in 04270 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.4% of the people in 04270 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,345 households in 04270. The average household size was 2.67 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.6% of the households in 04270 while cohabiting couple households made up 13% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.1% of all households, while 14.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.6% of all households.

In 04270, 23.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.6
Cohabiting Couples 13
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.4% of males and 59.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.8 15.4
Now married, except separated 47.4 59.3
Separated 0.6 0
Widowed 1.9 8.1
Divorced 10.2 17.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04270, 147 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 32.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.6% of the people living in 04270 were U.S. natives. 69.1% of the 04270 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.4% of 04270 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 86.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 81.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04270 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 04270.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 27.3
Europe 36.4
Africa 0
Northern America 36.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04270 in 2020-2024, 0.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% of people at least five years old; 0.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 04270 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.8
Different house, same county 0.9
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04270 was 913 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 48 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 753. College or graduate school enrollment was 112.

Educational Attainment of People in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.5
High school diploma or equivalency 43.2
Some college, no degree 15
Associate's degree 8.7
Bachelor's degree 14.3
Graduate or professional degree 7.2

Disability

In 04270, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.3% of people under 18 years old, to 18.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04270, 55.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,565 87.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 245 8.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 132 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04270 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.2
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 13.3
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04270 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 749 25.5
Service occupations 545 18.5
Sales and office occupations 615 20.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 413 14
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 620 21.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.9% of 04270 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 5.8
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 11.8

In 2020-2024, 04270 had a total of 3,269 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 17.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.2
Mobile homes 17.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

12.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04270 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 54% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04270 had 2,345 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 924 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.9% while renters occupied 10.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.73 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.3% and another 21.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04270:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04270 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17.7
Electricity 7.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 55.3
All other fuels 19.3
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04270 was $216,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.7 % had a mortgage. 50.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,422 and for owners without a mortgage it was $566.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04270 was $1,031. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.