Oxford is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,771 people and five associated neighborhoods, Oxford is the 106th largest community in North Carolina.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 professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in sales jobs (12.32%), healthcare (10.64%), and teaching (7.79%). 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. Being a small city, Oxford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Oxford overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Oxford, 23.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oxford in 2022 was $26,599, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,396 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
