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Blue Ridge, GA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Blue Ridge is $19,110, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Blue Ridge median household income is $28,523, which has grown by 1.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Blue Ridge residents spend 16.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is lower 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, #243

Blue Ridge, GA	19,110 USD
Georgia	25,427 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, GA	22,720 USD
Georgia	29,424 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, GA	21,510 USD
Georgia	33,645 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, GA	23,981 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #437

Blue Ridge, GA	28,523 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, GA	40,163 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #439

Blue Ridge, GA	1.10%
Georgia	16.28%
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, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.23%	$12,366, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.50%	$12,756, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.29%	$6,170, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.34%	$21,754, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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, GA	39,773 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Blue Ridge, GA	49,011 USD
Georgia	78,856 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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$27,279, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Hispanic	$80,357, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Two or More Races	$26,094, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Blue Ridge, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$22,045, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$31,500, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,250, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$25,000, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Blue Ridge, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,208, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	543, 44.95%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	310, 57.09%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	310, 57.09%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	251, 80.97%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	59, 19.03%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	233, 42.91%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	665, 55.05%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	362, 54.44%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	362, 54.44%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	306, 84.53%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	56, 15.47%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	303, 45.56%, see rank	41.73%	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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	550, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	383, 69.64%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	110, 20.00%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.55%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	35, 6.36%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	2, 0.36%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 3.09%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Blue Ridge, GA	16.4 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	557	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	251, 45.06%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	84, 33.47%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26, 10.36%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54, 21.51%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	54, 21.51%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 10.36%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	306, 54.94%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	78, 25.49%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	50, 16.34%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	143, 46.73%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 11.44%, see rank	6.88%	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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	557, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.90%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	42, 7.54%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59, 10.59%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	25, 4.49%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	84, 15.08%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26, 4.67%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	31, 5.57%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29, 5.21%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	68, 12.21%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	52, 9.34%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	93, 16.70%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 2.69%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	28, 5.03%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Blue Ridge, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	294	23.88%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	19.06%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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