What percentage of people rent in Buford, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Buford, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.8% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Buford, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,702 renting households against 3,654 that own their home.

In Buford, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.8% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 1,702 (±395)
Median renter income: $50,917 (±$8,763)

Who rents and who owns in Buford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buford	Gwinnett County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.8% (±5.8 points)	33.7% (±0.7 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,702 (±395)	110,314 (±2,253)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,654 (±422)	216,729 (±2,213)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.5)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,917 (±$8,763)	$60,473 (±$1,799)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,323 (±$7,693)	$110,370 (±$2,861)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Buford, the renter share is not measurably different from Gwinnett County (33.7%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (34.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Gwinnett County, Buford ranks 8 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 347 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Buford has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	33.9% (±4.6 points)	31.8% (±5.8 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$969 (±$89)	$1,357 (±$149)	+40.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,855 (±$9,896)	$69,471 (±$6,690)	+16.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Buford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buford	—	31.8% (±5.8 points)	—
Rest Haven	1.5 mi	53.3% (±46.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar Hill	3.4 mi	20.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Flowery Branch	5.4 mi	33.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Suwanee	6.4 mi	41.0% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Oakwood	9.3 mi	56.4% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Braselton	10 mi	25.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cumming	10 mi	52.0% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Dacula	11 mi	16.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sugar Hill, GA (20.1%), Dacula, GA (16.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Suwanee, GA (41.0%), Oakwood, GA (56.4%), Cumming, GA (52.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Gwinnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Lawrenceville	53.0% (±3.7 points)
3	Peachtree Corners	47.0% (±2.8 points)
4	Duluth	43.5% (±3.6 points)
5	Suwanee	41.0% (±5.6 points)
6	Norcross	40.1% (±4.6 points)
7	Lilburn	38.6% (±6.8 points)
8	Buford	31.8% (±5.8 points)
9	Snellville	21.7% (±3.3 points)
10	Sugar Hill	20.1% (±3.8 points)
11	Mountain Park (community)	19.5% (±5.2 points)
12	Dacula	16.6% (±6.9 points)
13	Grayson	12.1% (±8.4 points)
14	Berkeley Lake	3.2% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 14 places in Gwinnett County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Buford

How many renters are there in Buford?

Buford has an estimated 1,702 (±395) renting households, 31.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buford?

In Buford, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Buford?

A renting household in Buford has 3.1 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Buford?

The median renting household in Buford, GA has an income of $50,917 (±$8,763) a year, against $80,323 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Buford city, Georgia (place:11784, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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