Blue Ridge is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,185 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blue Ridge is the 172nd largest community in Virginia.Blue Ridge is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Blue Ridge is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Blue Ridge who work in office and administrative support (20.34%), management occupations (14.75%), and sales jobs (9.49%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.36% 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. Because of many things, Blue Ridge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Blue Ridge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Blue Ridge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Blue Ridge is a small town, 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 who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.89% of the adults in Blue Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Blue Ridge in 2022 was $34,450, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,800 for a family of four. However, Blue Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blue Ridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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. Important ancestries of people in Blue Ridge include Irish, German, English, Polish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Blue Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
