Buford, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population

17,222

2.44% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

35.6

1.93% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.27%

28.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$68,165

25.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$292,300

10.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Buford, GA had a population of 17.2k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $68,165. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Buford, GA grew from 16,811 to 17,222, a 2.44% increase and its median household income grew from $54,321 to $68,165, a 25.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Buford, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (14.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.3%), White (Hispanic) (8.19%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.68%).

None of the households in Buford, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.4% of the residents in Buford, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Buford, GA was $292,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.1%.

Most people in Buford, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Buford, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Buford, GA is home to a population of 17.2k people, from which 87.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 20% of Buford, GA residents were born outside of the country (3.45k people).

In 2022, there were 3.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.54k people) in Buford, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k Two+ (Hispanic) and 2.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.4%

2022 Citizenship

85.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 87.4% of Buford, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Buford, GA was 85.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Buford, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Buford, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.54k ± 1.03k
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.55k ± 1.41k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.12k ± 685

31.2%

Hispanic Population

5.38k people

31.2% of the people in Buford, GA are hispanic (5.38k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Buford, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

20%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.45k people

20.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.5k people

As of 2022, 20% of Buford, GA residents (3.45k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Buford, GA was 20.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Buford, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
217 ± 113
Vietnam
133 ± 93
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 56

Buford, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Buford, GA employs 7.14k people. The largest industries in Buford, GA are Retail Trade (1,048 people), Manufacturing (863 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (815 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($213,152), Utilities ($117,969), and Finance & Insurance ($92,262).

Employment

Occupations

7.14k

2022 Value

± 769

7.48%

1 Year growth

± 14.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Buford, GA grew at a rate of 7.48%, from 6.64k employees to 7.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Buford, GA, are Management Occupations (872 people), Sales & Related Occupations (790 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (692 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Buford, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.14k

2022 Value

± 769

7.48%

1 Year growth

± 14.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Buford, GA grew at a rate of 7.48%, from 6.64k employees to 7.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Buford, GA, are Retail Trade (1,048 people), Manufacturing (863 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (815 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Buford, GA, though some of these residents may live in Buford, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,543

Median earning men ± $6,386

$32,073

Median earning women ± $7,644

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($117,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,346), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($47,465), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,120), and Wholesale Trade ($42,396).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Buford, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Buford, GA was $292,300 in 2022, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $265,600 to $292,300, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Buford, GA is 72.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Buford, GA have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Buford, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Buford, GA is $68,165. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Buford, GA was Census Tract 15.02 with a value of $113,750, followed by Census Tract 16.07 and Census Tract 16.06, with respective values of $85,686 and $71,651.

Property

$292,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$22,022

$3,618

Median Property Taxes

±$477

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Buford, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Buford, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.1%

Homeownership

2022

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.1% of the housing units in Buford, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Buford, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 15.02
Census Tract 16.07
Census Tract 16.06

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Buford, GA was Census Tract 15.02 with a value of $113,750, followed by Census Tract 16.07 and Census Tract 16.06, with respective values of $85,686 and $71,651.

The following map shows all of the places in Buford, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,165

Median Household Income

± $8,182

5.02k

Number of Households

± 570

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.02k households in Buford, GA grew to $68,165 from the previous year's value of $54,321.

The following chart displays the households in Buford, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Buford, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (10%)

In 2022, 77.6% of workers in Buford, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Buford, GA have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Buford, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Buford, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buford, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buford, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Buford, GA (1.59k out of 17.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 15 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Buford, GA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.6% of the population of Buford, GA has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 19.3% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gwinnett County, GA see 1523 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.396% increase from the previous year (1517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1589 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 744 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,523 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gwinnett County, GA

Primary care physicians in Gwinnett County, GA see an average of 1,523 patients per year. This represents a 0.396% increase from the previous year (1,517 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gwinnett County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.9% under 18 years, 14.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.4%

Uninsured

43.4%

Employer Coverage

19.3%

Medicaid

11.2%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.21%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Buford, GA declined by 12.8% from 16.5% to 14.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Buford, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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