place

Oxford, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Oxford, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

22,063

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,268

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.0% since 2018

Oxford added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,317 (74.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,392 (15.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races817 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone707 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race323 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone299 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,041
  2. 2.Korean133
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic64
  4. 4.Arabic57
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,295

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$33,927

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,448
  2. 2.Manufacturing2,009
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,050
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,017
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation642

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,002
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,210
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,850
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,149
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,065

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.00×)2,009
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)281
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)540
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)2,448
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)487

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$882/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999975 (15.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999757 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999688 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999660 (10.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999577 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999471 (7.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,984

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,338 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled1,199 (12.0%)
  • Worked at Home330 (3.3%)
  • Walked78 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit27 (0.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other17 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.