Blue Ridge is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,185 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blue Ridge is the 172nd largest community in Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Blue Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Blue Ridge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Blue Ridge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Blue Ridge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Being a small town, Blue Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Blue Ridge citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.11% of adults in Blue Ridge have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Blue Ridge in 2022 was $36,323, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,292 for a family of four. However, Blue Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Blue Ridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blue Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blue Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blue Ridge include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Blue Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.