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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oxford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Oxford area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Oxford maintain a good economy. The overall crime rate in Oxford is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. As is often the case in a small city, Oxford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
