Blue Ridge, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,242
Male Share of the Population	45.8%
Female Share of the Population	54.2%
Senior Citizens	31.5%
Employed Population 16+	441
Age of the Population	51

Families

% of people married	39.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.6%
Median Earnings25+	$29,211
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,688
% Above Poverty Level	79.8%
% Below Poverty Level	20.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	1.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	44.7%
Median Gross Rent	$621
Median House Value	$163,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.2%
English	17.6%
Irish	14.7%
German	10.5%
Scottish	3.6%
French Except Basque	3.3%
Swedish	1.9%
Italian	1.6%
Norwegian	1.4%
Russian	1.2%
Dutch	0.8%
Polish	0.8%
Welsh	0.3%
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Blue Ridge Almanac

Category	Value
County	Fannin County
Standard Zip Codes	30513
Phone Area Codes	7,62,706
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	34.86
Approximate Longitude	-84.32

Blue Ridge Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COPPERHILL
Distance	10 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 49 F
Apr Temp	41 to 71 F
Jul Temp	64 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 72 F
Annual Precip	60.1 inches

Station	BLAIRSVILLE EXP STA
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 47 F
Apr Temp	40 to 67 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 69 F
Annual Precip	58.1 inches

Station	DAHLONEGA 1 W
Distance	29.4 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 49 F
Apr Temp	40 to 70 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 71 F
Annual Precip	64.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Blairsville	625	$28,889
East Ellijay	669	$41,667
Ellijay	2,918	$52,972
McCaysville	1,353	$41,579
Morganton	277	$35,417

Blue Ridge Hospitals

Fannin Regional Hospital
(Proprietary)
2855 Old Highway 5

Blue Ridge Public Schools

Blue Ridge Elementary School
224 E Highland St
ZIP: 30513
(706) 632-5772
Primary
Total Enrollment 469

Fannin County High School
360 Rebels Cir
ZIP: 30513
(706) 632-2081
High
Total Enrollment 893

Fannin County Middle School
4560 Old Highway 76
ZIP: 30513
(706) 632-6100
Middle
Total Enrollment 711

West Fannin Elementary School
5060 Blue Ridge Dr
ZIP: 30513
(706) 492-3644
Primary
Total Enrollment 473

Blue Ridge Private Schools

Fannin Christian Learning Center
2324 E First St
ZIP: 30513
Secondary
Total Enrollment 120

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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