Demographics of Buford city, Georgia

Buford city, Georgia had 18,780 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,649 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Buford city, in four figures

18,780
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,997 ±51.; +9.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,649 people.; 34.4 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,471 ±$6,690
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Buford city, Georgia's population grew 9.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Buford city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Buford city, Georgia's population grew 9.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Buford city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,131	100.0	100.0
2021	17,691	103.3	100.2
2022	18,222	106.4	100.7
2023	18,426	107.6	101.6
2024	18,787	109.7	102.5
2025	18,780	109.6	103.1

Population of Buford city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,131	—
2021	17,691	+560
2022	18,222	+531
2023	18,426	+204
2024	18,787	+361
2025	18,780	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±4.2: for men 29.3 ±10.1 and for women 35.4 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Buford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,125 ±354	6.3% ±2.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,947 ±794	27.5% ±4.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,733 ±403	9.6% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,892 ±569	21.6% ±3.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,094 ±598	22.7% ±3.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,206 ±363	12.3% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,471 ±$6,690, and income per person $33,216 ±$5,339, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Buford city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	808 ±272	15.1% ±4.8	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,165 ±308	21.8% ±5.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	964 ±264	18.0% ±4.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	673 ±227	12.6% ±4.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	594 ±158	11.1% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	616 ±190	11.5% ±3.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	536 ±168	10.0% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Buford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,254 ±685	12.6% ±3.8	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	933 ±378	15.4% ±5.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	869 ±273	9.9% ±3.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	452 ±196	15.0% ±6.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Buford city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buford city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	5,939 ±645	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±13.5	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±4.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.2% ±3.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.8% ±6.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$368,700 ±$42,521	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,357 ±$149	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Buford city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,737 ±1,181	31.9% ±6.6	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,065 ±1,137	44.8% ±6.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,497 ±323	8.3% ±1.8	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,595 ±559	8.9% ±3.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 207	0% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,009 ±460	5.6% ±2.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Buford city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	8,613 ±700	47.9% ±3.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,671 ±631	26.0% ±3.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	219 to 827	1.2% to 4.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,190 ±637	23.3% ±3.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,815 ±450	10.1% ±2.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,375 ±608	13.2% ±3.4	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Buford city among the places of Georgia

70th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Buford city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
North Decatur CDP	18,442 ±1,097
Calhoun city	18,183 ±28
Richmond Hill city	18,181 ±34
Powder Springs city	18,009 ±55
Norcross city	18,007 ±43
Buford city	17,997 ±51
North Druid Hills CDP	17,997 ±1,380
Tifton city	17,210 ±27
Grovetown city	17,014 ±28
Lithia Springs CDP	16,875 ±1,516
Fairburn city	16,831 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 8 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 19 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 21 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 27 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 40 Places in Georgia by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026