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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Blue Ridge is $32,219, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Blue Ridge median household income is $62,955, which has grown by 6.27% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Blue Ridge residents spend 28.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #173

Blue Ridge, VA	32,219 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	33,531 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	46,830 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	21,563 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #194

Blue Ridge, VA	62,955 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	80,187 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #298

Blue Ridge, VA	6.27%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Blue Ridge, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.07%	$16,327, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.83%	$21,195, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.59%	$617, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.34%	$17,693, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	72,578 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	88,888 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Blue Ridge, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$63,295, see rank	$69,851	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Blue Ridge, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$94,432, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,214, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$36,333, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Blue Ridge, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,444, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	1,278, 52.29%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	723, 56.57%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	723, 56.57%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	700, 96.82%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	23, 3.18%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	555, 43.43%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	1,166, 47.71%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	599, 51.37%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	599, 51.37%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	555, 92.65%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	44, 7.35%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	567, 48.63%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Blue Ridge, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,244, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,229, 98.79%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 1.21%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Blue Ridge, VA	28.3 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Blue Ridge, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,255	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	700, 55.78%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	198, 28.29%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	109, 15.57%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	188, 26.86%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 1.57%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	125, 17.86%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	555, 44.22%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	255, 45.95%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	81, 14.59%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	210, 37.84%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 1.62%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Blue Ridge, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,255, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 2.39%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	39, 3.11%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	119, 9.48%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	63, 5.02%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	208, 16.57%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	114, 9.08%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	15, 1.20%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	90, 7.17%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	75, 5.98%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	232, 18.49%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57, 4.54%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	108, 8.61%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	105, 8.37%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Blue Ridge, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	194	6.87%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	36	3.75%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.