Buford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 10,708 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Buford is the 90th largest community in Georgia.

Buford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Buford is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Buford who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.10%), sales jobs (13.57%), and management occupations (8.40%).

Also of interest is that Buford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Buford is a very car-oriented town. 97.5% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Buford is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Buford has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Buford Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Buford rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.13% of adults 25 and older in Buford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Buford in 2000 was $18,308, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,232 for a family of four.

Buford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Buford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Buford is White, followed by African-American. Buford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.31% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Buford include English, Irish, and German.

In addition, Buford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.24%).

The most common language spoken in Buford is English. Some people also speak Spanish.