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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Buford is $21,944, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Buford median household income is $43,750, which has grown by 12.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Buford residents spend 24.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #155

Buford, GA	21,944 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buford, GA	21,697 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buford, GA	25,335 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buford, GA	16,495 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #188

Buford, GA	43,750 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Buford, GA	64,865 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #293

Buford, GA	12.95%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Buford, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.69%	$17,539, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.57%	$18,191, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.15%	$2,996, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.22%	$23,856, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Buford, GA	53,672 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Buford, GA	71,415 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Buford, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$47,054, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$42,768, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,494, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$40,577, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
One Race, Other	$42,500, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,341, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Buford, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$57,235, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,359, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,862, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$33,289, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Buford, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,329, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	4,529, 48.55%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,388, 74.81%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,388, 74.81%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,157, 93.18%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	231, 6.82%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,141, 25.19%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	4,800, 51.45%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,684, 55.92%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,684, 55.92%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,377, 88.56%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	307, 11.44%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,116, 44.08%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Buford, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,291, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,913, 73.96%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,047, 19.79%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	26, 0.49%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	162, 3.06%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	143, 2.70%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Buford, GA	24.9 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Buford, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,534	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	3,157, 57.05%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	433, 13.72%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	701, 22.20%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	448, 14.19%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 0.70%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	585, 18.53%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	655, 20.75%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	2,377, 42.95%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	621, 26.13%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	832, 35.00%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	700, 29.45%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.25%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	218, 9.17%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Buford, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,534, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	41, 0.74%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	712, 12.87%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	764, 13.81%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	181, 3.27%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	747, 13.50%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	96, 1.73%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	89, 1.61%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	262, 4.73%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	537, 9.70%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	654, 11.82%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,017, 18.38%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	50, 0.90%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	384, 6.94%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Buford, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,019	23.67%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	605	19.86%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.