Moving to Oxford, Georgia

Population: 1,892. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,214 (+17.0% change)
Males: 829 (43.8%), Females: 1,063 (56.2%)

Newton County

Zip code: 30054

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.4 years
Median household income: $38,698
Median house value: $82,000

Population by Race

Races in Oxford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.0%)
  • Black (32.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (8.5%), Irish (7.6%), German (5.3%), United States (5.2%), Scottish (2.6%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Map of Oxford, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oxford

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
  • Unemployed: 27.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oxford city

  • Never married: 27.6%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

2.7% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -145 (-7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oxford:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oxford:

  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 38 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 44 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 48 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oxford:

  • COVINGTON MUNI (about 3 miles; COVINGTON, GA; Abbreviation: 9A1)
  • MONROE-WALTON COUNTY (about 17 miles; MONROE, GA; Abbreviation: D73)
  • BERRY HILL (about 22 miles; STOCKBRIDGE, GA; Abbreviation: 4A0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oxford:

  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 32 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MORROW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,953)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
  • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)

Public primary/middle school in Oxford:

  • PALMER STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 610; Location: 1110 NORTH EMORY STREET; Grades: PK – 05)