Blue Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,248 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blue Ridge is the 794th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Blue Ridge was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Blue Ridge economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Blue Ridge, where the median household income is $77,333.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Blue Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 34.67 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small city, Blue Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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 11.80% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Blue Ridge in 2022 was $32,488, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,952 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 34.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blue Ridge include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Blue Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.