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Buford, GA
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Buford profile


Living in Buford



Buford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,130 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Buford is the 61st largest community in Georgia.

Buford real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Buford house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Buford is also a city of artists. Buford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Buford’s character.

Also of interest is that Buford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of people in Buford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.15% of adults in Buford have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Buford in 2018 was $28,751, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,004 for a family of four. However, Buford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Buford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Buford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Buford include English, German, Irish, European, and Jamaican.

Buford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.04%.

The most common language spoken in Buford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.