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.

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.

In Blue Ridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

In terms of college education, the citizens of Blue Ridge rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.99% of adults 25 and older in Blue Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

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.