Blue Ridge, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,731, Rural population: 1,609 (20 farm, 1,589 nonfarm))

Blue Ridge, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,274 (1,238 occupied: 1,148 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	32%

Housing density: 201 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $676 (lower quartile is $621, upper quartile is $771)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,044

Median gross rent in Blue Ridge, VA in 2007: $787

Housing units in Blue Ridge with a mortgage: 771 (149 second mortgage, 127 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 260

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $287,943 (it was $131,300 in 2000)

Blue Ridge:	$287,943
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $179,091 - $392,877

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $297,894
Here: $297,894
State: $357,398

In 2-unit structures: $289,587
Here: $289,587
State: $295,743

Mobile homes: $30,377
Here: $30,377
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,340

In family households: 3,072 (875 male householders, 150 female householders)
981 spouses, 937 children (902 natural, 7 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 46 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 268 (77 male householders (54 living alone)), 156 female householders (141 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 441 2-persons, 260 3-persons, 201 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 32 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 195 1-person, 38 2-persons.

633 married couples with children.
91 single-parent households (23 men, 68 women).

98.4% of residents of Blue Ridge speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue Ridge, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 84 5 rooms: 192 6 rooms: 195 7 rooms: 208 8 rooms: 228 9 or more rooms: 241

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Ridge, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 17 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 33
1990 to 1994: 196
1980 to 1989: 299
1970 to 1979: 415
1960 to 1969: 148
1950 to 1959: 66
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 76

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue Ridge:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 201 3 bedrooms: 512 4 bedrooms: 386 5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Ridge:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 50 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Ridge in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 70 1 vehicle: 155 2 vehicles: 426 3 vehicles: 307 4 vehicles: 150 5 or more vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Ridge in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 39 2 vehicles: 34 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Blue Ridge, VA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 15
$80,000 to $89,999: 92
$90,000 to $99,999: 38
$100,000 to $124,999: 194
$125,000 to $149,999: 260
$150,000 to $174,999: 161
$175,000 to $199,999: 65
$200,000 to $249,999: 79
$250,000 to $299,999: 48
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Blue Ridge rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Blue Ridge:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Blue Ridge, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 22.0%
Number of people working at home: 44 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 23
5 to 9 minutes: 155
10 to 14 minutes: 120
15 to 19 minutes: 156
20 to 24 minutes: 393
25 to 29 minutes: 201
30 to 34 minutes: 397
35 to 39 minutes: 81
40 to 44 minutes: 80
45 to 59 minutes: 127
60 to 89 minutes: 10
90 or more minutes: 40

Blue Ridge mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,576 (86%)
Carpooled: 176 (10%)
Walked: 17 (1%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 44 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 70
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 53
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 54
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $44,999: 61
$45,000 to $49,999: 77
$50,000 to $59,999: 101
$60,000 to $74,999: 274
$75,000 to $99,999: 183
$100,000 to $124,999: 93
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 585

German: 294

Other groups: 288

Irish: 275

English: 253

Dutch: 117

Scotch-Irish: 90

European: 83

Scottish: 81

Italian: 48

French (except Basque): 44

Norwegian: 25

French Canadian: 23

Polish: 20

Russian: 17

Lithuanian: 14

Hungarian: 6

Welsh: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (100%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2478
Northeast: 268
Midwest: 159
South: 343
West: 78

72% of Blue Ridge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 388
Less than 1 year of college: 77
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 144
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 185
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 69
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 441
Less than 1 year of college: 101
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 233
Associate degree: 59
Bachelor's degree: 205
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,611
Black householders: $69,862

Blue Ridge household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Blue Ridge household income for Black householders

Blue Ridge marital status for males

Blue Ridge marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $299,605
Black or African American householders: $132,373

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,169
Two: 32
Mobile homes: 73

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,260

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blue Ridge:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (74%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (3%) Utility gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%) Electricity (29%) Wood (19%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	2.5%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	13.2%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33

Here:	27.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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