Buford vs Heath Springs

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

Buford and Heath Springs are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Heath Springs has the higher population (825 vs 283 in Buford). Buford has the higher median household income ($77,639 vs $50,500 in Heath Springs). Buford has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $113,800 in Heath Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Buford	Heath Springs
Population	283	825
Median age	42.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,639	$50,500
Median home value	$188,800	$113,800
Median gross rent	—	$903
Housing units	163	343
Homeownership rate	92.3%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buford	Heath Springs
Population	708 → 283 (-60.0%)	771 → 825 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$77,566 → $77,639 (+0.1%)	$32,202 → $50,500 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $188,800 (+60.4%)	$116,200 → $113,800 (-2.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,349 (+17.3%)	$600 → $903 (+50.5%)

Buford

Population

708283

Median household income

$77,566$77,639

Median home value

$117,700$188,800

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,349

Heath Springs

Population

771825

Median household income

$32,202$50,500

Median home value

$116,200$113,800

Median gross rent

$600$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buford	Heath Springs
Under 5	6.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	16.3%	23.0%
35 to 44	21.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	19.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	18.4%	12.2%
75 and over	5.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buford	Heath Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	43.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	49.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buford	Heath Springs
No high school diploma	15.4%	11.9%
High school graduate	35.5%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buford	Heath Springs
Drove alone	51.5%	91.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	23.9%	4.0%
Other means	11.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buford	Heath Springs
1-unit, detached	57.7%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Buford	Heath Springs
Poverty rate	6.4%	15.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	—	34
Median year structure built	1979	1972