Blue Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,200 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blue Ridge is the 794th largest community in Texas. Blue Ridge has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Blue Ridge, where the median household income is $76,296.00. Blue Ridge real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Blue Ridge house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Blue Ridge is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.54% of the Blue Ridge workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Blue Ridge is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Blue Ridge who work in office and administrative support (11.63%), management occupations (10.13%), and sales jobs (9.30%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Blue Ridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.00 minutes every day commuting to work. Blue Ridge is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Blue Ridge is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.77% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Blue Ridge in 2022 was $31,756, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,024 for a family of four. However, Blue Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blue Ridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blue Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blue Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Blue Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blue Ridge include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Blue Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
