Blue Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,199 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 $75,167.00. 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blue Ridge is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blue Ridge is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blue Ridge who work in sales jobs (11.42%), office and administrative support (11.02%), and management occupations (9.84%). Also of interest is that Blue Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Blue Ridge, the average commute to work is 33.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Blue Ridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Blue Ridge are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.99% of adults in Blue Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Blue Ridge in 2022 was $29,110, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,440 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 Native 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 31.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blue Ridge include German, Irish, English, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Blue Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
