Oxford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 22,585 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Oxford is the 76th largest community in Ohio.Oxford is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. 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 teaching (20.97%), food service (16.30%), and sales jobs (11.85%). 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 15.49% 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. Oxford is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Oxford have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Oxford’s economy is one such example of this. The overall crime rate in Oxford is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One of the benefits of Oxford is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.60 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Oxford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Oxford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.05% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Oxford in 2022 was $21,879, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,516 for a family of four. However, Oxford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oxford also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.45% of its population below the federal poverty line.Oxford is a very 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oxford include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Oxford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.
