Oxford vs Stovall

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

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

Oxford has the higher population (8,897 vs 276 in Stovall). Oxford has the higher median household income ($48,135 vs $46,250 in Stovall). Oxford has the higher median home value ($177,200 vs $163,400 in Stovall).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	Stovall
Population	8,897	276
Median age	43.1 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,135	$46,250
Median home value	$177,200	$163,400
Median gross rent	$986	$736
Housing units	4,041	145
Homeownership rate	52.5%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	Stovall
Population	8,721 → 8,897 (+2.0%)	351 → 276 (-21.4%)
Median household income	$38,606 → $48,135 (+24.7%)	$39,107 → $46,250 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $177,200 (+29.2%)	$106,700 → $163,400 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $986 (+40.7%)	$893 → $736 (-17.6%)

Oxford

Population

8,7218,897

Median household income

$38,606$48,135

Median home value

$137,100$177,200

Median gross rent

$701$986

Stovall

Population

351276

Median household income

$39,107$46,250

Median home value

$106,700$163,400

Median gross rent

$893$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oxford	Stovall
Under 5	5.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	1.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	9.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	5.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.1%	18.1%
75 and over	10.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	Stovall
White (non-Hispanic)	34.7%	69.2%
Black or African American	54.9%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	Stovall
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	29.6%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	Stovall
Drove alone	84.4%	60.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	13.3%
Other means	0.7%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	Stovall
1-unit, detached	72.3%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	Stovall
Poverty rate	25.3%	10.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	36
Median year structure built	1974	1967