About Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,221 people and just one neighborhood, Blue Ridge is the 315th largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Blue Ridge, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.9% of Blue Ridge's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Blue Ridge is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blue Ridge who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.08%), sales jobs (10.00%), and management occupations (7.50%).

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.

Blue Ridge Information and Demographics

Blue Ridge ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.75% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Blue Ridge in 2000 was $16,149, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,596 for a family of four.

The people who call Blue Ridge home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Blue Ridge is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blue Ridge include English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Blue Ridge is English.