Oxford

Population: 26,086
Median household income: $59,901
Median home value: $333,400

Oxford is a community in Lafayette County, Mississippi, home to 26,086 residents. Its median household income of $59,901 runs below the Lafayette County figure of $64,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Oxford's population declined 3.2% from 26,962 to 26,086, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $248,200 to $333,400.

The median gross rent is $1,093. 56.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

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

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,96226,086

Median household income

$44,283$59,901

Median home value

$248,200$333,400

Median gross rent

$959$1,093

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,962	$44,283	$248,200	$959
2020	27,662	$48,566	$270,000	$973
2021	25,859	$51,096	$288,600	$1,022
2022	25,713	$56,784	$328,700	$1,096
2023	26,086	$59,901	$333,400	$1,093

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2422.0%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,420	5.4%
5 to 17	3,190	12.2%
18 to 24	5,736	22.0%
25 to 34	4,525	17.3%
35 to 44	2,741	10.5%
45 to 54	2,461	9.4%
55 to 64	2,314	8.9%
65 to 74	2,046	7.8%
75 and over	1,653	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,231	66.1%
Black or African American	6,695	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	733	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	85	0.3%
Two or more races	546	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	775	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,280	8.1%
High school graduate	2,074	13.2%
Some college or associate's	3,424	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,695	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4,267	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit2.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,284	82.4%
Carpooled	671	5.4%
Public transit	251	2.0%
Walked	428	3.4%
Bicycle	43	0.3%
Worked from home	726	5.8%
Other means	76	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,514	55.4%
15 to 29 min	2,466	21.0%
30 to 44 min	928	7.9%
45 to 59 min	374	3.2%
60+ min	1,471	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 26.5% (6,668 of 25,152)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,458	44.6%
Nonfamily households	5,527	55.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,985	60.3%
Vacant	6,573	39.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,356	43.6%
Renter-occupied	5,629	56.4%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,205	49.6%
1-unit, attached	358	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2,503	15.1%
5 to 19 units	3,735	22.6%
20 or more units	1,675	10.1%
Mobile home & other	82	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2854840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.3513, -89.5370