Oxford vs Saks

A side-by-side comparison of Oxford and Saks: population, income, housing, and more.

Oxford and Saks are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oxford has the higher population (22,063 vs 10,727 in Saks). Oxford has the higher median household income ($70,065 vs $50,529 in Saks). Oxford has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $113,400 in Saks).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Saks
Population	22,063	10,727
Median age	37.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,065	$50,529
Median home value	$164,700	$113,400
Median gross rent	$882	$898
Housing units	9,258	4,932
Homeownership rate	74.2%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Saks
Population	21,323 → 22,063 (+3.5%)	10,645 → 10,727 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$57,887 → $70,065 (+21.0%)	$39,336 → $50,529 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$145,300 → $164,700 (+13.4%)	$98,200 → $113,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $882 (+5.1%)	$682 → $898 (+31.7%)

Oxford

Population

21,32322,063

Median household income

$57,887$70,065

Median home value

$145,300$164,700

Median gross rent

$839$882

Saks

Population

10,64510,727

Median household income

$39,336$50,529

Median home value

$98,200$113,400

Median gross rent

$682$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Saks
Under 5	6.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.3%
75 and over	6.2%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Saks
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	53.5%
Black or African American	16.3%	35.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Saks
No high school diploma	13.8%	17.9%
High school graduate	28.1%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Saks
Drove alone	83.4%	83.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.3%	3.4%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Saks
1-unit, detached	76.4%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Saks
Poverty rate	14.9%	15.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1984	1975