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Blue Ash, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Blue Ash is a Census city of 13,455 people across 7.58 square miles of land, in Hamilton County. Median household income is $115,313, 64.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 71 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $34.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Ash
What Blue Ash is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.58 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,774
- County holding the largest share of its areaHamilton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ash
How many people live in Blue Ash
- Population13,455
- Median age38.8
- Population under 183,202
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,690
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households5,746
- Family households3,871
- Share of households that are families67.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ash
Income and work in Blue Ash
- Median household income$115,313
- Per capita income$64,458
- Civilian labor force6,948
- Employed6,867
- Unemployed81 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over9,625
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ash
Housing in Blue Ash
- Housing units6,142
- Occupied units5,746
- Vacant units396 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied3,730
- Renter occupied2,016
- Ownership rate64.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$403,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,555
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent
- Single family units4,293
- Share single family69.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,841 plus or minus 446
- Share in buildings of two or more30.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blue Ash gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,228
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,461 plus or minus 345
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,331 plus or minus 377
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Drove alone66.2 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home23.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ash
SBA loans in Blue Ash (7(a))
- Approvals71
- Gross approval$34,091,400
- Average approval$480,161
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,058,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported922
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full16
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.3 percent
- Share to franchises11.3 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS39
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Ash, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Blue Ash
SBA loans in Blue Ash (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,132,000
- Average approval$1,026,400
- Median approval$286,000
- Largest approval$3,122,000
- Jobs supported82
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Ash, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Blue Ash
Flood risk in Blue Ash
- NFIP communityCity of Blue Ash
- NFIP community number390208
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/07/23
The City of Blue Ash participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390208 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hamilton County, not Blue Ash
Hamilton County context, not Blue Ash figures
- Establishments in Hamilton County21,087
- Covered employment, Hamilton County515,652
- Average annual pay, Hamilton County$76,924
- Housing units permitted, Hamilton County822
Every figure in this section is published for Hamilton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Ash.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Blue Ash questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Ash, Ohio?
13,455, in 5,746 households. Blue Ash city covers 7.58 square miles of land, which is 1,774 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Ash in?
Hamilton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Blue Ash?
$115,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $403,200. Median gross rent is $1,555 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blue Ash businesses?
71 7(a) approvals totaling $34.1 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $5.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Ash, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blue Ash borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blue Ash. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blue Ash in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blue Ash appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blue Ash, city of, community 390208, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Blue Ash figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hamilton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Blue Ash.
Is zoning published for Blue Ash?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.