Blue Ridge, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 672. Estimated population in July 2024: 939 (+39.7% change)
Males: 316 (47.0%), Females: 356 (53.0%)
Zip code: 75424
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $35,714
Median house value: $46,900
Population by Race
Races in Blue Ridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
- Hispanic (7.0%)
- Other race (4.2%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (27.5%), Irish (11.0%), German (7.7%), English (7.1%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Blue Ridge
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Blue Ridge city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 17.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +146 (+27.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Ridge:
- NORTH CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MCKINNEY, TX)
- BARIATRIC CARE CENTER OF TEXAS (about 22 miles; WYLIE, TX)
- GLEN OAKS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Ridge:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 45 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 67 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Ridge:
- MC KINNEY MUNI (about 16 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; Abbreviation: TKI)
- CADDO MILLS MUNI (about 22 miles; CADDO MILLS, TX; Abbreviation: 7F3)
- KITTYHAWK (about 24 miles; ALLEN, TX; Abbreviation: 0T7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Ridge:
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 20 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 33 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,695)
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 35 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 36 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,352)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FARMERS BRANCH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,711)
Schools
Public high school in Blue Ridge:
- BLUE RIDGE H S (Students: 192; Location: 11020 CR 504; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blue Ridge:
- BLUE RIDGE EL (Students: 310; Location: 425 N CHURCH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- BLUE RIDGE MIDDLE (Students: 175; Location: 318 W SCHOOL ST; Grades: 06 – 08)