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Oxon Hill, Maryland
12,150 Black residents · 64.7% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 18,791 people in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and 12,150 of them — 64.7% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Oxon Hill is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 18,791 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,150 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 64.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 31 of 536 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Oxon Hill: 13,377 Black residents in 2010 and 12,150 in 2020. The population declined by 9.2%, and the Black share in Oxon Hill moved from 75.5% to 64.7%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland, Oxon Hill ranks 31 by Black population, with 12,150 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Oxon Hill within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Oxon Hill is a place of 18,791 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Oxon Hill itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.