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Alabama·Calhoun County
10 tracts·12K people·$171K median·364/mi²
White 73 · Black 15 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 27 · Other 25
Retail 31 · Professional 18 · Leisure 17 · Manufacturing 16 · Health 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 18 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 3 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Oxford is $170,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Oxford has 22,063 residents across 4 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.3; the population is 73.3% White, 15.1% Black, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS).
De Armanville Elementary School (65%), Oxford Elementary School (61%) and Coldwater Elementary School (60%) lead the elementary schools; Oxford Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (42%); Oxford High School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $925/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Oxford is $74,268 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Oxford, median rent is $925/month and the median home value is $170,900 (Census ACS).
Oxford reported 2.2 violent crimes and 28.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Oxford are tornado (91), earthquake (76) and inland flooding (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Oxford scores 9.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).