Blue Ridge, Georgia

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,485
Male Share of the Population	42.8%
Female Share of the Population	57.2%
Senior Citizens	20.7%
Employed Population 16+	535
Age of the Population	44

Families

% of people married	39.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.2%
Median Earnings25+	$26,181
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$15,972
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,833

Wealth

Median Family Income	$55,500
% Above Poverty Level	78.2%
% Below Poverty Level	21.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	2.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6.2%
% Using Public Transportation	0.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	41.9%
Median Gross Rent	$600
Median House Value	$135,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.3%
English	22.8%
German	14.7%
Irish	11%
Scottish	5.6%
French Except Basque	3%
Italian	1.8%
Russian	1.5%
Dutch	1.5%
Welsh	1.3%
Polish	1.3%
Norwegian	0.9%
Swedish	0.5%
African	0.2%
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Blue Ridge Almanac

Category	Value
County	Fannin County
Standard Zip Codes	30513
Phone Area Codes	762,706
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	729	$24,444
East Ellijay	779	$33,833
Ellijay	2,302	$40,625
McCaysville	1,274	$35,625
Morganton	312	$38,750

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, 2015, 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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