Oxford, GA

Census Place

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2023 Population

1,945

4.33% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

22.2

9.02% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.2%

19% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$58,594

12.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$190,600

25.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

975

9.55% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Oxford, GA had a population of 1.95k people with a median age of 22.2 and a median household income of $58,594. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oxford, GA declined from 2,033 to 1,945, a −4.33% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,995 to $58,594, a 12.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oxford, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (23.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.74%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.19%).

None of the households in Oxford, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Oxford, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oxford, GA are Emory University-Oxford College (441 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Oxford, GA was $190,600, and the homeownership rate was 60.3%.

Most people in Oxford, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Oxford, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oxford, GA is home to a population of 1.95k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.17% of Oxford, GA residents were born outside of the country (159 people).

In 2023, there were 2.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.01k people) in Oxford, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 459 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 197 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

92.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95% of Oxford, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oxford, GA was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oxford, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oxford, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 234
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
459 ± 264
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
197 ± 150

10.6%

Hispanic Population

206 people

10.6% of the people in Oxford, GA are hispanic (206 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oxford, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

8.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

159 people

10.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

221 people

As of 2023, 8.17% of Oxford, GA residents (159 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oxford, GA was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oxford, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 25
Vietnam
17 ± 24
Gulf War (2001-)
6 ± 24

Oxford, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oxford, GA employs 975 people. The largest industries in Oxford, GA are Educational Services (224 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (105 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (105 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($90,833), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($60,938), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,273).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

975

2023 Value

± 200

9.55%

1 Year growth

± 27.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oxford, GA grew at a rate of 9.55%, from 890 employees to 975 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oxford, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (189 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (99 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oxford, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

975

2023 Value

± 200

9.55%

1 Year growth

± 27.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oxford, GA grew at a rate of 9.55%, from 890 employees to 975 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oxford, GA, are Educational Services (224 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (105 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oxford, GA, though some of these residents may live in Oxford, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,422

Median earning men ± $22,792

$24,659

Median earning women ± $6,035

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($96,250), Manufacturing ($50,833), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,673).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($33,750), Other Services Except Public Administration ($29,750), and Retail Trade ($27,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oxford, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Oxford, GA awarded 441 degrees. The student population of Oxford, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 494 male students and 554 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oxford, GA are Asian (144 and 39.1%), followed by White (123 and 33.4%), Hispanic or Latino (39 and 10.6%), and Black or African American (30 and 8.15%).

The largest universities in Oxford, GA by number of degrees awarded are Emory University-Oxford College (441 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Oxford, GA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (441 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in Oxford, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 15%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 1,048 (47.1% men and 52.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,048 students enrolled in Oxford, GA, 47.1% men and 52.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 332 records, of which 50.6% were women and 49.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Most Common

441 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Oxford, GA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 441 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Oxford, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Emory University-Oxford College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

441 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Emory University-Oxford College with 441 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 199 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oxford, GA, which is 0.822 times less than the 242 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Asian students. These 144 degrees mean that there were 1.17 times more degrees awarded to Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 123 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($57,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($828) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($1,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oxford, GA was $190,600 in 2023, which is 0.628 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $151,600 to $190,600, a 25.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Oxford, GA is 60.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Oxford, GA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oxford, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$190,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$48,288

$382

Median Property Taxes

±$93

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oxford, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oxford, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.3%

Homeownership

2023

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 60.3% of the housing units in Oxford, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oxford, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Oxford, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,594

Median Household Income

± $11,173

633

Number of Households

± 134

In 2023, the median household income of the 633 households in Oxford, GA grew to $58,594 from the previous year's value of $51,995.

The following chart displays the households in Oxford, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oxford, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (64.2%)
Walked (18%)
Carpooled (8.96%)

In 2023, 64.2% of workers in Oxford, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (18%) and those who carpooled to work (8.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oxford, GA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.9% of the workforce in Oxford, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oxford, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oxford, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oxford, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oxford, GA (128 out of 1.39k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oxford, GA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95% of the population of Oxford, GA has health coverage, with 50.2% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 9.75% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 0.928% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Newton County, GA see 3907 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.1% decrease from the previous year (3991 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5015 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 961 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,907 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Newton County, GA

Primary care physicians in Newton County, GA see an average of 3,907 patients per year. This represents a 2.1% decrease from the previous year (3,991 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Newton County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.9% under 18 years, 34.3% between 18 and 34 years, 22.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.2% were men and 56.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

50.2%

Employer Coverage

19.4%

Medicaid

9.75%

Medicare

14.6%

Non-Group

0.928%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oxford, GA declined by 31.9% from 7.35% to 5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oxford, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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