Buford is home to 17,997 people in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 7,329 people. The median age is 34.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 23%. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 987 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,471, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 112%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buford
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.3% → 31.9%(+29.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share82.2% → 44.8%(−37.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population8,748 → 17,997(+106%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(167)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(95)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 571 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Buford, decade by decade
Buford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,748
$61,821
$157,685
7.8%
37.8
2000
10,668
$70,558
$173,786
13.1%
63.0
2010
12,225
$61,205
$237,076
18.1%
74.6
2020
17,144
$69,264
$295,253
25.7%
82.7
2024
17,997
$69,471
$368,700
29.3%
84.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
