Granville County Courthouse · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Oxford run?
Oxford’s city government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $224 per resident.
What stands out about how Oxford is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Granville County Schools
Oxford’s K–12 school district, shared with Butner, Creedmoor, Stem, Stovall. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,025 per pupil, $8,401 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $224 per resident a year, or $0.61 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: housing & development, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,160 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Oxford’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,160 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 119 North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $967, and the middle half spent $462–$1,448. Oxford spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($130,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oxford itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 81% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Oxford reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,160 · 2024: $224.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,410 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% of the home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oxford’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Oxford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oxford →
Who’s in charge in Oxford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oxford’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on oxfordnc.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,771).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Oxford’s votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oxford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Granville County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.1%17,385 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.7%14,368 votesOthers: 1.1% (356 votes).
Most votes in Granville County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Oxford lies in Granville County. Every 2024 race in Granville County is on the county’s page.
Granville County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Oxford.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: oxfordnc.org ↗
- 2North Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3North Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Oxford’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oxford’s government
How much does Oxford spend per resident?
About $224 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,160 was more than 63% of 119 North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Oxford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,410 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see oxfordnc.org.
Who runs Oxford’s government?
See oxfordnc.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oxford yet.
How did Oxford vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oxford alone. Granville County, where 100% of Oxford lies, voted Trump 54.1%, Harris 44.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oxford?
87 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $409,815 (about $4.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oxford in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Haseeb Fatmi) and State House District 32 (Bryan Cohn). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oxford’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →