PlainZIP

Buford, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buford, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 85,023. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BUFORD-GA · Buford, GA 2 ZIPs · 85,023 pop · #4499/25278 · Gwinnett County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $99,745
  • RANK-TOP #4499/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grayson
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 85,023
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 30518→30519
  • HOME-HIGH $412,000

Nearest income peer: Grayson, GA (+ $172 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Buford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Buford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buford, GA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
85,023
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,745
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $99,745 and home value $412,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Buford as a pure owner town.

Within Georgia, Flowery Branch is the closest lower-income city and Duluth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Buford.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Buford differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Buford: $96,936 in ZIP 30518 to $102,553 in 30519. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

30518 to 30519

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

30518 to 30519

Poverty-rate spread
1.1 points

30519 to 30518

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 30518 skews compact Buford

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 30518 covers about 53% of Buford's 85,023 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Buford

Citywide ZBP: 3,598 establishments, 44,482 employees , annual payroll $2,170,610k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 30518 (2,062 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (549) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Buford, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Gwinnett County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Buford. See the Gwinnett County roll-up →

Buford sits in the upper half of Gwinnett County on income: Lawrenceville, Duluth and Norcross report less, while Suwanee and Dacula report more. Suwanee marks the far end of that range at $143,879, 44% above Buford.

Side-by-side: Compare 30518 vs 30519 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
30518 45,211 $96,936 2,062 439
30519 39,812 $102,553 1,536 448
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Buford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Buford, .