Buford vs Lynchburg

A side-by-side comparison of Buford and Lynchburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Buford and Lynchburg are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lynchburg has the higher population (1,408 vs 488 in Buford). Buford has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $61,094 in Lynchburg). Lynchburg has the higher median home value ($160,900 vs $152,900 in Buford).

Population, income & housing

	Buford	Lynchburg
Population	488	1,408
Median age	26.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$61,094
Median home value	$152,900	$160,900
Median gross rent	—	$840
Housing units	172	627
Homeownership rate	95.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buford	Lynchburg
Population	190 → 488 (+156.8%)	1,415 → 1,408 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$73,378 → $83,750 (+14.1%)	$42,325 → $61,094 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$138,900 → $152,900 (+10.1%)	$108,100 → $160,900 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$782 → $840 (+7.4%)

Buford

Population

190488

Median household income

$73,378$83,750

Median home value

$138,900$152,900

Lynchburg

Population

1,4151,408

Median household income

$42,325$61,094

Median home value

$108,100$160,900

Median gross rent

$782$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buford	Lynchburg
Under 5	11.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	11.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	25.4%	20.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	3.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	4.3%
75 and over	5.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buford	Lynchburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buford	Lynchburg
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	16.3%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	41.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buford	Lynchburg
Drove alone	100.0%	92.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buford	Lynchburg
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Buford	Lynchburg
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.84	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1938	1968