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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Blue Ridge, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Blue Ridge, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Blue Ridge’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Blue Ridge does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Blue Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.76% 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 33.96 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 percentage of adults in Blue Ridge with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.