Oxford, North Carolina demographics

Oxford, NC demographics: median age 42.6; 19.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Oxford city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3749800. The survey estimates a population of 8,914 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Oxford is 42.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.1 years. There are 3,851 households (±256). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.6 ±5.1	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,041 ±348	22.9% ±3.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,850 ±330	20.8% ±3.7 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,676 ±406	30.0% ±4.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,347 ±340	26.3% ±3.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	3,729 ±326	41.8% ±3.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	5,185 ±328	58.2% ±3.7 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	2,928 ±467	32.8% ±5.2 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,247 ±528	58.9% ±5.9 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	51 ±49 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	297 ±223 · low precision	3.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	380 ±204 · low precision	4.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,565 ±234	96.1% ±2.6 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	349 ±231 · low precision	3.9% ±2.6 pp · low precision	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,851
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,167 ±201	30.3% ±4.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	187 ±91	4.9% ±2.3 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,031 ±207	26.8% ±5.1 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,406 ±258	36.5% ±6.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	60 ±60 · low precision	1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,851
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,122 ±172	29.1% ±4.0 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,729 ±290	70.9% ±5.9 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,851
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,406 ±258	36.5% ±6.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,270 ±255	33.0% ±6.3 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	485 ±152	12.6% ±3.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	513 ±169	13.3% ±4.3 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	127 ±90 · low precision	3.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	15 ±29 · low precision	0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	35 ±47 · low precision	0.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	8,598 ±142	96.5% ±1.6 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	316 ±133	3.5% ±1.5 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,436
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	8,084 ±228	95.8% ±2.1 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	202 ±113 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	15 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	49 ±53 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	49 ±73 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,389
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	772 ±256	12.1% ±4.0 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,097 ±301	32.8% ±4.4 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,561 ±349	24.4% ±5.3 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	732 ±222	11.5% ±3.4 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	853 ±208	13.4% ±3.2 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	374 ±118	5.9% ±1.8 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	7,677 ±315	87.2% ±3.5 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	675 ±253	7.7% ±2.9 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	334 ±142	3.8% ±1.6 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	103 ±103 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Oxford residents (±3.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 83.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oxford	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±3.6 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.6% ±3.2 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±2.2 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Oxford . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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