Population 353 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Oxbow
Household size in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.74 | 2.37 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.84 | 2.39 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.76 | 2.36 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.17 | 2.38 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.43 | +0.01 | −0.03 |
Oxbow is a place of big households: 3.17 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.74, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.1 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.8 | 37.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 37.8 | 37.4 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.6 | 37.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.5 | −0.8 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 35.6, Oxbow is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 8.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 8.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.7% | 8.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 8.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | +0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 2.3% of households in Oxbow, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Oxbow
Renters in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 33.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 37.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | +3.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Oxbow is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 37.1% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.7% | 10.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.5% | 11.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.9% | 13.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 12.0% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Oxbow: just 5.3% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1976 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1997 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | +14 | +11 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Oxbow is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1997, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $469 | $573 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $583 | $716 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $654 | $862 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $623 | $1,031 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$154 | +$458 | +$606 |
Rent in Oxbow runs $623 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 9.0% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Oxbow
Bachelor's degrees in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.9% | 27.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 37.7% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 50.2% | 31.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 44.8% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +6.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than four in ten adults 25 and older in Oxbow (44.8%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 100.0% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 98.7% | 91.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 99.1% | 92.9% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 99.1% | 94.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | +3.8 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Oxbow: 99.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Oxbow
| Period | Oxbow | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.8% | 3.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.3% | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.9% | 2.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | −0.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Oxbow has been strong: just 0.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Oxbow compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxbow | 3.17 | 35.6 | 2.3% | 10.7% | 5.3% | 1997 | $623 | 44.8% | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| St. Benedict | 2.31 | 28.6 | 13.2% | 52.9% | 3.0% | 2011 | $1,101 | 72.5% | 99.7% | 9.1% |
| Comstock | 2.69 | 40.0 | 5.4% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 1973 | $1,051 | 31.8% | 96.6% | 2.6% |
| Wild Rice | 2.66 | 44.3 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1999 | $1,339 | 43.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Rustad | 2.70 | 39.9 | 5.6% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1973 | $1,083 | 31.8% | 96.8% | 2.6% |
| Christine | 3.13 | 35.6 | 8.8% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1973 | $775 | 43.6% | 96.2% | 0.4% |
| Horace | 2.77 | 33.3 | 6.3% | 7.3% | 3.3% | 2007 | $2,016 | 45.4% | 96.6% | 0.4% |
| Frontier | 1.93 | 35.8 | 10.8% | 48.7% | 5.3% | 2014 | $1,284 | 40.6% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Wolverton | 2.50 | 43.6 | 3.4% | 11.0% | 4.5% | 1965 | $680 | 29.5% | 95.3% | 3.4% |
| Warren | 2.91 | 38.8 | 3.8% | 10.3% | 6.9% | 1984 | $632 | 37.4% | 96.7% | 1.0% |
| Kindred | 3.10 | 36.3 | 2.9% | 10.0% | 5.2% | 1993 | $641 | 43.7% | 98.6% | 0.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Oxbow. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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