Oxford vs Porterdale

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (1,945 vs 1,291 in Porterdale). Oxford has the higher median household income ($58,594 vs $41,635 in Porterdale). Oxford has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $164,100 in Porterdale).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Porterdale
Population	1,945	1,291
Median age	22.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,594	$41,635
Median home value	$190,600	$164,100
Median gross rent	$1,378	$1,106
Housing units	746	572
Homeownership rate	60.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Porterdale
Population	2,347 → 1,945 (-17.1%)	1,748 → 1,291 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,594 (+23.4%)	$27,464 → $41,635 (+51.6%)
Median home value	$95,100 → $190,600 (+100.4%)	$73,800 → $164,100 (+122.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,018 → $1,378 (+35.4%)	$817 → $1,106 (+35.4%)

Oxford

Population

2,3471,945

Median household income

$47,500$58,594

Median home value

$95,100$190,600

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,378

Porterdale

Population

1,7481,291

Median household income

$27,464$41,635

Median home value

$73,800$164,100

Median gross rent

$817$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Porterdale
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.7%	24.3%
18 to 24	34.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	5.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	8.5%	23.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.5%
75 and over	4.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Porterdale
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	60.4%
Black or African American	23.6%	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Porterdale
No high school diploma	6.4%	30.7%
High school graduate	37.2%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Porterdale
Drove alone	64.2%	68.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Porterdale
1-unit, detached	91.4%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Porterdale
Poverty rate	9.2%	28.7%
Average household size	2.28	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1969	1938