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Blue Ridge, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Blue Ridge is a Census CDP of 2,800 people across 6.09 square miles of land, in Botetourt County. Median household income is $75,871, 93.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $83,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Ridge
What Blue Ridge is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.09 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land460
- County holding the largest share of its areaBotetourt 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 Ridge
How many people live in Blue Ridge
- Population2,800
- Median age45.7
- Population under 18627 plus or minus 175
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over516 plus or minus 142
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households1,091
- Family households821
- Share of households that are families75.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ridge
Income and work in Blue Ridge
- Median household income$75,871 plus or minus $15,702
- Per capita income$36,940
- Civilian labor force1,424 plus or minus 317
- Employed1,384 plus or minus 323
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over1,979
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ridge
Housing in Blue Ridge
- Housing units1,266
- Occupied units1,091
- Vacant units175 plus or minus 147
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Owner occupied1,023
- Renter occupied68 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate93.8 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$274,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,287 plus or minus $497
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units1,169
- Share single family92.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ridge
How Blue Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,155 plus or minus 286
- Commuting under 15 minutes160 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more216 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.1 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blue Ridge
SBA loans in Blue Ridge (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$83,400
- Average approval$83,400
- Median approval$83,400
- Largest approval$83,400
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Ridge, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Botetourt County, not Blue Ridge
Botetourt County context, not Blue Ridge figures
- Establishments in Botetourt County776
- Covered employment, Botetourt County11,729
- Average annual pay, Botetourt County$58,347
- Housing units permitted, Botetourt County116
Every figure in this section is published for Botetourt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Ridge.
All Botetourt County figures →
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.
Coverage
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 Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Ridge, Virginia?
2,800, in 1,091 households. Blue Ridge CDP covers 6.09 square miles of land, which is 460 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Ridge in?
Botetourt 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 Ridge?
$75,871. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $274,500. Median gross rent is $1,287 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 Ridge businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $83,400 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $83,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Ridge, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blue Ridge borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blue Ridge. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Blue Ridge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Botetourt 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 Ridge.
Is zoning published for Blue Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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