COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anniston vs Oxford
PLACE A
Anniston, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Oxford, Pennsylvania
Anniston is 256% larger than Oxford. Oxford earns more, with a median household income $21,065 higher. Oxford has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -7%).
ANNISTONOXFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population20,9305,887+256% vs Oxford
Population density4572,999−2,542
Population growth-6.7%13.0%−19.7 pts
Median age42.836.1+6.7
Male48.1%51.3%−3.2 pts
Female51.9%48.7%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born2.7%15.3%−12.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%56.1%−14.6 pts
Black50.5%6.8%+43.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%30.8%−26.6 pts
Asian0.4%2.7%−2.3 pts
Other3.5%3.6%−0.1 pts
Median household income$46,668$67,733−$21,065
Per capita income$30,565$41,563−$10,998
Poverty rate20.6%23.7%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5060.534−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%32.7%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree7.7%19.1%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%5.0%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation50.9%60.0%−9.1 pts
Median home value$158,800$313,800−$155,000
Median gross rent$799$1,308−$509
Owner-occupied58.5%44.6%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.2%4.9%+17.3 pts
Rent-burdened households54.5%67.3%−12.8 pts
Average commute23.825.6−1.8
Worked from home7.7%11.4%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured13.7%10.4%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025