Oxford vs Paris

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (26,086 vs 233 in Paris). Since 2019, Oxford's population has grown faster (-3.2% vs -30.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Paris
Population	26,086	233
Median age	30.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,901	—
Median home value	$333,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,093	—
Housing units	16,558	61
Homeownership rate	43.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Paris
Population	26,962 → 26,086 (-3.2%)	334 → 233 (-30.2%)
Median household income	$44,283 → $59,901 (+35.3%)	$56,019 → $58,889 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$248,200 → $333,400 (+34.3%)	$89,000 → $137,200 (+54.2%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,093 (+14.0%)	—

Oxford

Population

26,96226,086

Median household income

$44,283$59,901

Median home value

$248,200$333,400

Median gross rent

$959$1,093

Paris

Population

334233

Median household income

$56,019$58,889

Median home value

$89,000$137,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Paris
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	22.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	52.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	4.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	21.5%
75 and over	6.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	66.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	25.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Paris
No high school diploma	8.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.2%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Paris
Drove alone	82.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	0.0%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Paris
1-unit, detached	49.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Paris
Poverty rate	26.5%	95.3%
Average household size	2.53	3.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1999	—