OxfordAR
A town of 615, settled in 1882.
Is Oxford a good place to live?
Oxford’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Oxford. Oxford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
615 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oxford: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oxford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oxford.
The FEMA risk score in Oxford is higher than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town
Oxford’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, above both Arkansas’ towns (66 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Oxford, expect four seasons and hot summers
Oxford has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Oxford is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oxford has 1.2 jobs for every working resident, and 206 people commute in
Most working residents leave Oxford for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Oxford grew to 213 in 2023, 67 more than in 2013. 19% of Oxford residents live below the poverty line.
| Oxford | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Oxford is
Oxford beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Oxford. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Oxford.
| Oxford | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oxford | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Arkansas’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Arkansas average. Oxford has grown 6.4% since 2020, to 615 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 17% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
| Oxford | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 17% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 42% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Oxford’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Oxford | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.7% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 32% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.1% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Oxford
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oxford
About 4 of every 100 Oxford residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
About Oxford
City in Arkansas, United States
Oxford is a city in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oxford had a population of 573.
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- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- ZIP code
- 72565
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Oxford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oxford, AR a good place to live?
Oxford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.