Oxford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 13,503 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oxford is the 152nd largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns 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 town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oxford who work in office and administrative support (12.99%), management occupations (9.96%), and business and financial occupations (8.16%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Oxford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In terms of college education, Oxford is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.61% of adults in Oxford have a college degree. The per capita income in Oxford in 2022 was $44,262, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,048 for a family of four. However, Oxford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include Irish, Italian, French, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
