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.

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.