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.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buford is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Buford, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.5% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Buford Information and Demographics

The citizens of Buford are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.13% of adults in Buford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

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.

Buford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.24%.

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