About Oxford

Oxford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,423 people and just one neighborhood, Oxford is the 106th largest community in Georgia.

Oxford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oxford is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.89%), management occupations (10.11%), and sales jobs (8.65%).

Oxford is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Oxford isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.77% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Oxford Information and Demographics

The education level of Oxford citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.68% of adults 25 and older in Oxford have a college degree.

The per capita income in Oxford in 2000 was $20,386, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,544 for a family of four.

Oxford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oxford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oxford is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Oxford is English.