Oxford, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Oxford is 2nd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home median value

Oxford is 2nd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Oxford is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Oxford is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Oxford is 9th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Asian

Oxford is 10th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Foreign born residents

Oxford is 11th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Oxford is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Housing units

Oxford is 13th in Mississippi out of 58 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Oxford is 13th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income per capita

Oxford, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	20,088	20th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	15.8	36th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,194.6	18th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	69th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	14.8%	69th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.5%	57th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.6%	11th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	52.9%	2nd	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	72.3%	17th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	21.8%	49th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	27th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.3%	9th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	4th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	42nd	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	35th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	71.2%	17th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	49.3%	66th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.4%	10th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	11,085	12th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	44.1%	4th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	7,357	20th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	43.3%	67th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$212,600	2nd	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	57th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$25,616	13th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$34,875	36th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	31.0%	20th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Oxford	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,443	15th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$441,836	18th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,443	21st	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$78,299	13th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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