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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oxford Area is $21,838, which is about the same as the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Oxford Area median household income is $41,343. On average Oxford Area residents spend 17.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #585

Oxford Area	21,838 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oxford Area	18,514 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oxford Area	21,247 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oxford Area	16,705 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #634

Oxford Area	41,343 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oxford Area	60,708 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Oxford Area	2.84%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Oxford Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Oxford Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.85%	$21,354, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.61%	$17,452, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.06%	$3,049, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.86%	$24,550, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oxford Area	60,026 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oxford Area	80,792 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oxford Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$44,086, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$33,222, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$25,278, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$31,250, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
Two or More Races	$20,625, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Oxford Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$7,042, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,155, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,408, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$37,311, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Oxford Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	41,959, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	20,306, 48.39%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,775, 62.91%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.04%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,766, 62.87%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,553, 90.50%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,213, 9.50%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,531, 37.09%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	21,653, 51.61%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,302, 52.20%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,302, 52.20%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,158, 89.88%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,144, 10.12%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,351, 47.80%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oxford Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,314, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,775, 83.40%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,949, 9.14%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	106, 0.50%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	467, 2.19%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	342, 1.60%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	675, 3.17%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oxford Area	17.4 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oxford Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,711	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	11,553, 53.21%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,809, 32.97%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,100, 18.18%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,846, 15.98%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 0.65%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,045, 9.05%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,977, 17.11%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	10,158, 46.79%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,194, 41.29%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,335, 22.99%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,097, 30.49%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	59, 0.58%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	473, 4.66%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Oxford Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,711, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	245, 1.13%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	1,241, 5.72%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,964, 9.05%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	230, 1.06%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,773, 12.77%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	679, 3.13%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	180, 0.83%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	696, 3.21%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,481, 6.82%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,629, 35.14%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,769, 12.75%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,028, 4.73%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	796, 3.67%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oxford Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,772	26.11%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,402	14.19%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.