CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Buford

Georgia · 8,748 residents · 18.2 sq mi

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Buford is home to 8,748 people in Georgia. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. There are 1,920 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $65,700. Households take in $25,758 at the median, 15% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,748

−18%vs 2000

vs 10,668 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(763)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(619)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(668)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(773)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.2%(1,767)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(1,401)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(697)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(544)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(493)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(345)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(116)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,758

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,733 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,250

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,308 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,700

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$437

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $610 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.3% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67%(7,147)

Black13.2%(1,404)

Hispanic / Latino17.3%(1,842)

Asian0.8%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.3%(7,283)

Black14.4%(1,257)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(202)

Asian0.5%(42)

Other1.9%(166)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(3,996)

South American3.9%(707)

Puerto Rican2.8%(495)

Colombian2.5%(458)

Central American1.5%(272)

Venezuelan1.1%(203)

Salvadoran1.1%(199)

Panamanian0.2%(44)

Ecuadorian0.2%(30)

Honduran0.1%(21)

Dominican0.1%(18)

Peruvian0.1%(16)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0%(8)

Asian origin

Korean5.3%(959)

Chinese1.7%(299)

Vietnamese0.6%(108)

Filipino0.4%(78)

Asian Indian0.3%(58)

Laotian0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

English13.1%(2,352)

German5.9%(1,054)

Irish5.5%(991)

American5.3%(949)

Scottish1.7%(312)

French1.2%(215)

Italian1%(188)

West Indian0.9%(159)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(119)

Arab0.4%(80)

Haitian0.4%(78)

Subsaharan African0.4%(74)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(73)

Norwegian0.4%(69)

Polish0.4%(66)

Dutch0.4%(63)

Egyptian0.3%(52)

Ukrainian0.3%(48)

Slovak0.2%(44)

Romanian0.2%(42)

Greek0.2%(40)

Jamaican0.2%(40)

Swedish0.1%(25)

Latvian0.1%(24)

Syrian0.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Cape Verdean0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Czech0.1%(9)

French Canadian0%(6)

British0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Korean population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.0%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 21.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.6%(2,320)

Married51.4%(3,350)

Widowed2.1%(139)

Divorced10.9%(712)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(2,142)

Married51.2%(3,490)

Widowed9.4%(642)

Divorced8%(544)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−12.6 ptssince 2013

from 25.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.2%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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