Oxford is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,294 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 service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in office and administrative support (19.38%), food service (10.15%), and personal care services (8.92%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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. Oxford’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Being a small city, Oxford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Oxford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.54% of adults in Oxford have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oxford in 2022 was $28,989, 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 $115,956 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. Oxford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
