Buford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,130 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Buford is the 61st largest community in Georgia. 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 management occupations (12.22%), sales jobs (11.07%), and office and administrative support (9.70%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The percentage of people in Buford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.15% of adults in Buford have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Buford in 2022 was $28,751, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,004 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 31.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Buford include English, German, Irish, European, and Jamaican. Foreign born people are also an important part of Buford's cultural character, accounting for 20.04% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Buford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
