Calico Rock vs Oxford

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

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

Calico Rock has the higher population (1,795 vs 968 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($50,313 vs $26,250 in Calico Rock). Calico Rock has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $80,500 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Calico Rock	Oxford
Population	1,795	968
Median age	40.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$26,250	$50,313
Median home value	$119,300	$80,500
Median gross rent	$347	$636
Housing units	495	370
Homeownership rate	59.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calico Rock	Oxford
Population	2,346 → 1,795 (-23.5%)	667 → 968 (+45.1%)
Median household income	$43,902 → $26,250 (-40.2%)	$39,375 → $50,313 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$74,800 → $119,300 (+59.5%)	$71,900 → $80,500 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $347 (-43.8%)	$544 → $636 (+16.9%)

Calico Rock

Population

2,3461,795

Median household income

$43,902$26,250

Median home value

$74,800$119,300

Median gross rent

$617$347

Oxford

Population

667968

Median household income

$39,375$50,313

Median home value

$71,900$80,500

Median gross rent

$544$636

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calico Rock	Oxford
Under 5	0.8%	9.3%
5 to 17	6.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.0%	17.1%
35 to 44	30.4%	5.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.6%
75 and over	10.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calico Rock	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	87.2%
Black or African American	11.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.0%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calico Rock	Oxford
No high school diploma	31.2%	15.0%
High school graduate	38.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calico Rock	Oxford
Drove alone	81.5%	91.5%
Carpooled	12.1%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calico Rock	Oxford
1-unit, detached	59.4%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Calico Rock	Oxford
Poverty rate	19.9%	16.2%
Average household size	2.05	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	20	35
Median year structure built	1984	1983