York County vs. Oxford County

	York County (ME)	Oxford County (ME)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	206,229	57,618
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.6%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	197,140	57,830
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	197,131	57,833
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.7%	18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.5%	21.7%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.5%
White alone, percent	95.5%	96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	95.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,442	4,894
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.3%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	111,036	37,114
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.2%	80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$241,200	$142,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,604	$1,129
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$573	$439
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$952	$706
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.8%	14.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,111	182
Households, 2014-2018	84,648	20,814
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.7%	2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.4%	84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.7%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.0%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.4%	19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.6%	54.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	562,413	103,813
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	920,804	198,230
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,762,312	860,617
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,448,708	611,396
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,305	$10,636
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,538	$47,275
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,052	$23,770
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,633	1,336
Total employment, 2017	54,579	14,490
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,195,697	509,697
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	17,646	4,417
All firms, 2012	19,930	5,295
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,084	3,016
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,332	1,500
Minority-owned firms, 2012	545	82
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	18,831	5,029
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,262	555
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,611	4,473
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.0%	21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	199.0	27.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	990.71	2,076.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between York county (ME) and Oxford county (ME) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.