Oxford is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 11,792 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Oxford is the 38th largest community in Mississippi.

Oxford is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Oxford is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in sales jobs (13.92%), office and administrative support jobs (13.66%), and teaching (13.11%).

Of important note, Oxford is also a city of artists. Oxford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Oxford's character.

Oxford is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Oxford to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

One of the benefits of Oxford is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.64 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Oxford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Oxford Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Oxford is a pretty powerful place. 46.06% of the adults in Oxford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Oxford in 2000 was $18,672, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,688 for a family of four.

Oxford is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 English, Irish, German, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Oxford is English. Some people also speak Spanish.