Oxford is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,318 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Oxford is the 176th largest community in Iowa.

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 professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.13%), sales jobs (8.93%), and healthcare (7.38%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Oxford work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Oxford is a very car-oriented town. 97.5% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Oxford is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Oxford has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Oxford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Oxford Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Oxford is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 20.46% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oxford in 2000 was $22,329, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,316 for a family of four.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include German, Irish, English, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Oxford is English.