Buford, Georgia demographics

Buford, GA demographics: median age 34.4; 29.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Buford city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1311784. The survey estimates a population of 17,997 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Buford is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.2 years. There are 5,356 households (±551). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.4 ±4.2	37.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Under 18	6,072 ±869	33.7% ±4.8 pp	23.2%	22.0%
18–34	3,010 ±556	16.7% ±3.1 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	6,709 ±730	37.3% ±4.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,206 ±363	12.3% ±2.0 pp	15.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Male	9,258 ±488	51.4% ±2.7 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	8,739 ±487	48.6% ±2.7 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
White alone	8,836 ±1,144	49.1% ±6.4 pp	50.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,684 ±367	9.4% ±2.0 pp	31.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	52 ±134 · low precision	0.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,595 ±559	8.9% ±3.1 pp	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,580 ±486	8.8% ±2.7 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,250 ±1,322	23.6% ±7.3 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,260 ±1,187	68.1% ±6.6 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,737 ±1,181	31.9% ±6.6 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,807 ±381	52.4% ±4.6 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	610 ±227	11.4% ±4.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	611 ±164	11.4% ±2.8 pp	14.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,208 ±349	22.6% ±6.1 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	120 ±79 · low precision	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,463 ±268	46.0% ±1.6 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,893 ±518	54.0% ±7.9 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,208 ±349	22.6% ±6.1 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,317 ±308	24.6% ±5.2 pp	33.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	866 ±250	16.2% ±4.4 pp	16.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,066 ±227	19.9% ±3.7 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	565 ±182	10.5% ±3.2 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	302 ±120	5.6% ±2.2 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	32 ±42 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Native	13,807 ±641	76.7% ±3.6 pp	88.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,190 ±637	23.3% ±3.5 pp	11.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
English only	10,797 ±880	64.0% ±5.0 pp	84.5%	77.7%
Spanish	4,236 ±847	25.1% ±5.0 pp	8.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	64 ±77 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	199 ±204 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	104 ±169 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	144 ±125 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.0%
Korean	774 ±435 · low precision	4.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	152 ±137 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Vietnamese	170 ±189 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	78 ±109 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	87 ±124 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	23 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	44 ±37 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 10,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,882 ±504	18.5% ±4.8 pp	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,014 ±413	29.6% ±3.7 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,500 ±289	14.7% ±2.7 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	805 ±229	7.9% ±2.2 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,066 ±429	20.3% ±4.1 pp	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	925 ±224	9.1% ±2.1 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,769
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Same house	15,947 ±606	89.7% ±3.3 pp	87.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	873 ±375	4.9% ±2.1 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	727 ±411 · low precision	4.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	202 ±150 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	20 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.1% of Buford residents (±2.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buford	Georgia	U.S.	Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.1% ±2.8 pp	12.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±2.0 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.8% ±1.5 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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