East Central Alabama News

31.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oxford city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 3.1 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,282.

85.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,114	14.5
Regular high school diploma	3,420	23.5
GED or alternative credential	811	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,155	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,424	16.6
Associate's degree	1,319	9
Bachelor's degree	1,864	12.8
Master's degree	1,064	7.3
Professional school degree	233	1.6
Doctorate degree	176	1.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.