Buford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,273 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Buford is the 61st largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Buford was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Buford economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Buford, where the median household income is $71,598.00. Buford real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Buford house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Buford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Buford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buford is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buford who work in sales jobs (13.47%), management occupations (12.46%), and office and administrative support (8.93%). Of important note, Buford is also a city of artists. Buford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Buford’s character. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.69% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Buford is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.27% of adults in Buford have a college degree. The per capita income in Buford in 2022 was $32,054, 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 $128,216 for a family of four. However, Buford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Buford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 29.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Buford include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. In addition, Buford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.06%). The most common language spoken in Buford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
