Oxford is a metro area of 116,090 people. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $156,600. 3% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Renters pay $826 a month at the median. The median household earns $55,029, about 33% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,029, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oxford
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 20.6%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$123,124 → $156,600(+27%)US over the same years: +67%
White share79.4% → 69.3%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 24 metro and micro areas based in Alabama
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.8%(1,372)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(2,037)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.1%(2,979)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(214)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(34)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,913 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Oxford, decade by decade
Oxford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
116,034
$57,126
$123,124
14.2%
41.9
2000
112,249
$57,870
$119,683
15.2%
44.6
2010
118,572
$55,251
$141,268
16.1%
51.9
2020
116,441
$60,757
$147,384
18.9%
60.4
2024
116,090
$55,029
$156,600
20.6%
58.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
