Oxford - Otterbein is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,340 people and just one neighborhood, Oxford - Otterbein is the 174th largest community in Indiana. Oxford - Otterbein has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oxford - Otterbein is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oxford - Otterbein is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford - Otterbein who work in management occupations (13.54%), office and administrative support (13.19%), and sales jobs (9.39%).
Being a small town, Oxford - Otterbein does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Oxford - Otterbein who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.60% of the adults in Oxford - Otterbein have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Oxford - Otterbein in 2022 was $32,382, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,528 for a family of four. However, Oxford - Otterbein contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Oxford - Otterbein home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oxford - Otterbein residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oxford - Otterbein include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Oxford - Otterbein is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 23 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.0% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Oxford - Otterbein are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 32.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.4%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Oxford - Otterbein, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report English roots (10.0%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (3.7%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (82.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.