Oxford

Population: 22,063
Median household income: $70,065
Median home value: $164,700

Oxford, a community in Calhoun County, Alabama, has 22,063 residents. At $70,065, its median household income sits above Calhoun County's $55,826.

From 2019 to 2023, Oxford's population grew 3.5% from 21,323 to 22,063, while its median home value rose 13.4% from $145,300 to $164,700.

24.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,063
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,065
Median home value: $164,700
Median gross rent: $882
Housing units: 9,258
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,32322,063

Median household income

$57,887$70,065

Median home value

$145,300$164,700

Median gross rent

$839$882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,323	$57,887	$145,300	$839
2020	21,282	$63,156	$141,500	$807
2021	22,210	$62,226	$141,700	$838
2022	22,019	$66,031	$161,700	$883
2023	22,063	$70,065	$164,700	$882

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,382	6.3%
5 to 17	3,778	17.1%
18 to 24	1,302	5.9%
25 to 34	3,738	16.9%
35 to 44	2,684	12.2%
45 to 54	2,901	13.1%
55 to 64	2,654	12.0%
65 to 74	2,267	10.3%
75 and over	1,357	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,111	73.0%
Black or African American	3,597	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	245	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.1%
Two or more races	697	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,387	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,155	13.8%
High school graduate	4,383	28.1%
Some college or associate's	5,194	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,169	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,700	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,338	83.4%
Carpooled	1,199	12.0%
Public transit	27	0.3%
Walked	78	0.8%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	330	3.3%
Other means	17	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,557	26.5%
15 to 29 min	4,919	50.9%
30 to 44 min	1,153	11.9%
45 to 59 min	335	3.5%
60+ min	703	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 14.9% (3,247 of 21,835)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,521	66.3%
Nonfamily households	2,804	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,325	89.9%
Vacant	933	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,180	74.2%
Renter-occupied	2,145	25.8%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,071	76.4%
1-unit, attached	193	2.1%
2 to 4 units	243	2.6%
5 to 19 units	495	5.3%
20 or more units	123	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1,133	12.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0157576
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 33.5964, -85.8682