Oxon Hill is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 18,791 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Oxon Hill is the 55th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oxon Hill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oxon Hill is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxon Hill who work in management occupations (11.19%), business and financial occupations (10.09%), and office and administrative support (9.46%). Also of interest is that Oxon Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Oxon Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Oxon Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.12 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. In Oxon Hill, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Oxon Hill is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The overall education level of Oxon Hill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.36% of adults in Oxon Hill have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Oxon Hill in 2022 was $44,838, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,352 for a family of four. However, Oxon Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oxon Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oxon Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oxon Hill residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Oxon Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oxon Hill include Jamaican, African, Irish, English, and German. Foreign born people are also an important part of Oxon Hill's cultural character, accounting for 19.31% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Oxon Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
