Oxford is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,287 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oxford is the 247th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Oxford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oxford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oxford is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in office and administrative support (18.65%), teaching (12.81%), and sales jobs (8.09%). Also of interest is that Oxford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Oxford is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Oxford to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. Being a small city, Oxford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Oxford is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.15% of adults in Oxford have a college degree. The per capita income in Oxford in 2022 was $26,567, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,268 for a family of four. However, Oxford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oxford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oxford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oxford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
