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Moving to Oxford, North Carolina

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Population: 8,338. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,530 (+2.3% change)
Males: 3,734 (44.8%), Females: 4,604 (55.2%)

Granville County

Zip code: 27565

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $30,707
Median house value: $95,600

Population by Race

Races in Oxford:

  • Black (51.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (11.1%), English (7.1%), German (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), French (1.7%), Irish (1.5%).

Elevation: 480 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oxford

  • High school or higher: 71.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oxford city

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 43.2%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

6.6% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-0.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Oxford:

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (COLLEGE ST BOX 947)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Oxford:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oxford:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 34 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 59 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oxford:

  • HENDERSON-OXFORD (about 6 miles; OXFORD, NC; Abbreviation: HNZ)
  • MARKS MUNI (about 19 miles; CLARKSVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: W63)
  • PERSON COUNTY (about 28 miles; ROXBORO, NC; Abbreviation: TDF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oxford:

  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 36 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 36 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)

Schools

Public high school in Oxford:

  • J F WEBB HIGH (Students: 1,266; Location: 3200 WEBB SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Oxford:

  • NORTHERN GRANVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 785; Location: 3144 WEBB SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MARY POTTER INTERMEDIATE (Students: 755; Location: 200 TAYLOR STREET; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • WEST OXFORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 471; Location: 412 IVEY DAY ROAD; Grades: PK – 01)
  • C G CREDLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 434; Location: 223 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 02 – 03)
  • JOE TOLER-OAK HILL ELEM (Students: 266; Location: 8176 HWY 96; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Oxford:

  • GRANVILLE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $683,506; Location: 210 MAIN STREET; 62,459 books; 1,241 audio materials; 3,788 video materials; 202 serial subscriptions)

 

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