Buford

Population: 17,611
Median household income: $71,598
Median home value: $346,400

Buford, a community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has 17,611 residents. At $71,598, its median household income sits below Gwinnett County's $84,823.

From 2019 to 2023, Buford's population grew 9.1% from 16,143 to 17,611, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $239,100 to $346,400.

Households average 3.34 people. The median gross rent is $1,256.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,611
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,598
Median home value: $346,400
Median gross rent: $1,256
Housing units: 5,896
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,14317,611

Median household income

$59,855$71,598

Median home value

$239,100$346,400

Median gross rent

$969$1,256

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,143	$59,855	$239,100	$969
2020	16,003	$57,147	$243,600	$1,087
2021	16,811	$54,321	$265,600	$1,119
2022	17,222	$68,165	$292,300	$1,147
2023	17,611	$71,598	$346,400	$1,256

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,062	6.0%
5 to 17	4,582	26.0%
18 to 24	1,712	9.7%
25 to 34	1,428	8.1%
35 to 44	2,707	15.4%
45 to 54	2,616	14.9%
55 to 64	1,547	8.8%
65 to 74	1,038	5.9%
75 and over	919	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,552	48.6%
Black or African American	1,964	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,266	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.3%
Two or more races	521	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,256	29.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,946	19.0%
High school graduate	2,759	26.9%
Some college or associate's	2,446	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,238	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	866	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,116	76.8%
Carpooled	794	10.0%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	6	0.1%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	772	9.7%
Other means	250	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,228	31.0%
15 to 29 min	2,552	35.5%
30 to 44 min	1,224	17.0%
45 to 59 min	584	8.1%
60+ min	605	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.34
Poverty rate: 11.4% (1,994 of 17,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,915	75.1%
Nonfamily households	1,301	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,216	88.5%
Vacant	680	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,676	70.5%
Renter-occupied	1,540	29.5%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,106	69.6%
1-unit, attached	198	3.4%
2 to 4 units	419	7.1%
5 to 19 units	280	4.7%
20 or more units	379	6.4%
Mobile home & other	514	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1311784
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.1186, -83.9886