Oxford vs Taylor

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

Oxford and Taylor 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 258 in Taylor). Taylor has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $59,901 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median home value ($333,400 vs $275,000 in Taylor).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Taylor
Population	26,086	258
Median age	30.6 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,901	$79,167
Median home value	$333,400	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,093	$875
Housing units	16,558	169
Homeownership rate	43.6%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Taylor
Population	26,962 → 26,086 (-3.2%)	282 → 258 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$44,283 → $59,901 (+35.3%)	$63,500 → $79,167 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$248,200 → $333,400 (+34.3%)	$202,300 → $275,000 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,093 (+14.0%)	$597 → $875 (+46.6%)

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

Taylor

Population

282258

Median household income

$63,500$79,167

Median home value

$202,300$275,000

Median gross rent

$597$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Taylor
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	7.8%
18 to 24	22.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	17.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	3.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	5.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	22.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	27.9%
75 and over	6.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Taylor
White (non-Hispanic)	66.1%	93.0%
Black or African American	25.7%	2.7%
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%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Taylor
No high school diploma	8.1%	0.5%
High school graduate	13.2%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27.1%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Taylor
Drove alone	82.4%	91.6%
Carpooled	5.4%	1.5%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Taylor
1-unit, detached	49.6%	97.6%
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%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Taylor
Poverty rate	26.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1999	1979