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Buford, GA

17,611 Population
18.2 square miles 966.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 37 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1

Economics

$32,054 ±$2,923 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $44,798 ±$262
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
$71,598 ±$9,999 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $86,338 ±$676
  • a little less than the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431

11.4% ±4.7% (1,994  ±815) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 11% 666,265 (±0.3% / ±15,096)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)

24.2 minutes ±1.8 (174,255  ±21,115) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 31.2 77,687,664 (±0.1 / ±493,570)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)

Families

5,216 ±511 Number of households
  • the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2,280,747 ±4,767
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
3.3 ±0.3 (17,412  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2.7 6,090,560 (±0 / ±1,245)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720

5.2% ±2.5% (228  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 5% 79,278 (±0.2% / ±3,098)
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)

Housing

5,896 ±582 Number of housing units
  • the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2,462,125 ±669
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944

$346,400 ±$48,361 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $335,100 ±$1,536
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058

9.9% ±2.6% (1,712  ±458.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 13.2% 809,152 (±0.2% / ±14,013.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)

Social

81% ±6.1% (8,309  ±758.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 90.8% 3,760,519 (±0.4% / ±17,871)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
30.3% ±3.8% (3,104  ±419.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 41.5% 1,717,262 (±0.3% / ±11,573.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.1% ±3.2% (3,885  ±557) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 14.8% 916,065
  • about double the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488

3.8% ±1.3% (453  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 6.5% 303,405 (±0.1% / ±4,704)
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
453 Total veterans ±156 364 Male ±139 89 Female ±66

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