Moving to Oxford, Mississippi

About Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford

Oxford is the 14th most populous city in Mississippi, and the county seat of Lafayette County, 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Memphis. A college town, the University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss" is adjacent to the city. Founded in 1837, it is named for Oxford, England.

Purchasing the land from a Chickasaw, pioneers founded Oxford in 1837. In 1841, the Mississippi State Legislature selected it as the site of the state's first university, Ole Miss. Oxford is also the hometown of Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner, and served as the inspiration for his fictional Jefferson in Yoknapatawpha County. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, who served as a US Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of the Interior, also lived and is buried in Oxford.

At the 2020 US Census, the population was 25,416.

Gender
Gender Oxford Mississippi Country
Female 50.4% 51.6% 50.8%
Male 49.6% 48.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Oxford Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 15.7% 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2% 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.2% 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.5% 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6% 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9% 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8% 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 5.3% 3.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Oxford Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 0% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 15% 30% 27.0%
Other College 12% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 31% 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 17% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 5% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 9% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Oxford Mississippi Country
White 67.4% 56.4% 60.1%
African American 25% 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 3.2% 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.8% 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.8% 3.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity