U.S. Beacon April 20, 2024

Oxford, MS

Lafayette County, Mississippi

Latitude: 34.359837     Longitude: -89.526242
Population 13,618 (2005)
Elevation of Oxford, Mississippi: 416 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2854840, place: Oxford city, Mississippi)

Total Population: 11,756
Male: 5,896 (50.15%)
Female: 5,860 (49.85%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 557 (4.74%)
5 to 9 years: 487 (4.14%)
10 to 14 years: 444 (3.78%)
15 to 19 years: 642 (5.46%)
20 to 24 years: 3,344 (28.45%)
25 to 34 years: 1,946 (16.55%)
35 to 44 years: 1,228 (10.45%)
45 to 54 years: 906 (7.71%)
55 to 59 years: 366 (3.11%)
60 to 64 years: 312 (2.65%)
65 to 74 years: 618 (5.26%)
75 to 84 years: 593 (5.04%)
85 years and over: 313 (2.66%)

Median age: 26.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 10,002 (85.08%)
21 years and over: 8,946 (76.1%)
62 years and over: 1,716 (14.6%)
65 years and over: 1,524 (12.96%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 10,002 (85.08%)
--Male: 5,000 (42.53%)
--Female: 5,002 (42.55%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,524 (12.96%)
--Male: 574 (4.88%)
--Female: 950 (8.08%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 11,654 (99.13%)
--White: 8,760 (74.52%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 122 (1.04%)
--Black or African American: 2,463 (20.95%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 14 (0.12%)
--Asian: 315 (2.68%)
----Asian Indian: 109 (0.93%)
----Chinese: 87 (0.74%)
----Filipino: 9 (0.08%)
----Japanese: 32 (0.27%)
----Korean: 23 (0.2%)
----Vietnamese: 18 (0.15%)
----Other Asian: 37 (0.31%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 42 (0.36%)
Two or more Races: 102 (0.87%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 122 (1.04%)
--Mexican: 67 (0.57%)
--Puerto Rican: 6 (0.05%)
--Cuban: 7 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 42 (0.36%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 11,634 (98.96%)
--White Alone: 8,760 (74.52%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 10,921 (92.9%)
--Householder: 5,327 (45.31%)
--Spouse: 1,432 (12.18%)
--Child: 1,931 (16.43%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,573 (13.38%)
--Other relatives: 392 (3.33%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 120 (1.02%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,839 (15.64%)
----Unmarried partner: 143 (1.22%)
Living in group quarters: 835 (7.1%)
--Institutionalized Population: 451 (3.84%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 384 (3.27%)
Total households: 5,327
Family households (families): 2,108 (39.57%)
----With own children under 18 years: 931 (17.48%)
--Married-couple families: 1,432 (26.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 560 (10.51%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 536 (10.06%)
----With own children under 18 years: 332 (6.23%)
Nonfamily households: 3,219 (60.43%)
--Householder living alone: 2,019 (37.9%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 439 (8.24%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,011 (18.98%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 885 (16.61%)
Average household size: 2.05 people
Average family size: 2.78 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 6,137
Occupied housing units: 5,327 (86.8%)
Vacant housing units: 810 (13.2%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 90 (1.47%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.7%
Occupied housing units: 5,327 (86.8%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,927 (31.4%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,400 (55.4%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.25 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.94 people

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