Buford, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Buford	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$37,189	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$84,359	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,386	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,850	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,782	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,233	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.2%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Buford is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Buford is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Buford is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Buford is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,233 $84,359 $168,718

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Buford median earnings by income bracket

Buford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.2%	17.2%
Manufacturing sector	17.8%	17.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	12.9%	12.9%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Berkeley Lake, GA	2,389	$203,384	150.1%
Johns Creek, GA	87,090	$190,423	134.1%
Braselton, GA	12,543	$156,276	92.1%
Suwanee, GA	21,257	$136,864	68.3%
Sugar Hill, GA	24,637	$132,133	62.5%
Buford, GA	16,470	$84,359	3.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Easthampton Town, MA	16,466	$96,532	18.7%
Fairburn, GA	16,455	$81,151	0.2%
South River, NJ	16,447	$117,171	44.1%
Hope Mills, NC	16,493	$70,555	13.3%
River Falls, WI	16,442	$94,666	16.4%
Buford, GA	16,470	$84,359	3.7%

Source: The Buford, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.