Blue Ridge, GA Population

Overview

1,167

Total Population

49.8

Median age

50.04%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

114.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blue Ridge's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blue Ridge is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blue Ridge's population under 18 was 17.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blue Ridge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blue Ridge, 16.11% were under the age of 15, 12.51% aged 15 to 29, 34.10% aged 30 to 64, 32.22% aged 65 to 84, and 5.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Blue Ridge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.04% females and 49.96% males in Blue Ridge, GA.
The Blue Ridge, GA gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 107.

Blue Ridge's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blue Ridge population: 96.57% are White, 2.23% are Black or African American, 0.17% are some other race and 1.03% are multiracial.
Blue Ridge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,138 (97.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blue Ridge is White with a population of 1,127 (96.57% of the total population).

Blue Ridge's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,453 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Blue Ridge's population decreased by 93 (6.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue Ridge's population decreased by 89 (6.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blue Ridge's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,226.