Blue Ridge, Alabama

Back to Blue Ridge, AL housing info, Elmore County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Blue Ridge, AL Elmore County Population in July 2007: 1,557. Males: 783   (50.3%) Females: 774   (49.7%) Median resident age:   46.0 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 36093. Estimated median household income in 2007: $87,800 (it was $73,162 in 2000) Blue Ridge:   $87,800 Alabama:   $40,554 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $38,231 Blue Ridge:   $38,231 Alabama:   $22,366 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $274,419 (it was $174,200 in 2000) Blue Ridge:   $274,419 Alabama:   $115,600 Blue Ridge, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Blue Ridge: White Non-Hispanic (95.4%) Black (3.1%) Hispanic (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Blue Ridge: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Blue Ridge, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Blue Ridge is mentioned 18 times on our forum: Tennessee Aquarium  (40 replies) Where to find good seafood?  (38 replies) Favorite Foods of Alabama...  (94 replies) Huntsville, AL vs. Greenville SC  (25 replies) Questions About Huntsville??  (39 replies) Looking at Homewood, Hoover, and Vestavia Hills  (8 replies) Ancestries: English (28.7%), United States (16.5%), Irish (16.2%), Scotch-Irish (6.2%), French (5.5%), German (4.2%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 340 feet Land area: 7.86 square miles. Population density: 198 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Blue Ridge, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Blue Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the Blue Ridge place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/25/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.9 miles away from the place center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Blue Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from Blue Ridge center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from Blue Ridge center
On 5/9/2004 at 08:56:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2008 at 01:40:36, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from Blue Ridge center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Churches in Blue Ridge include: Blue Ridge Baptist Church (A), Spring Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Haggerty Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: Crommelin Lake (A), Fitzpatrick Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	85.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	1.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

This place:	0.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue Ridge, AL

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10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.64%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($673 average AGI)

Elmore County:	0.13%
Alabama average:	0.14%

from Montgomery County, AL	3.72% ($44,758 average AGI)
from Autauga County, AL	1.36% ($36,435)
from Tallapoosa County, AL	0.26% ($30,154)

8.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.46%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($341 average AGI)

Elmore County:	0.07%
Alabama average:	0.06%

to Montgomery County, AL	2.75% ($35,981 average AGI)
to Autauga County, AL	1.38% ($33,309)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.21% ($36,981)