Blue Ridge, AZ

Full City Profile · Arizona · Gila County County

3.4 /5.0

B Good

1,037 Population 54/sq mi density

$78,598 Median Income $68,406 per capita

$422,100 Home Value $486,088 Zillow

49°F Avg Temperature 326 sunny days/yr

361 Violent Crime/100K 2,468 property/100K

Overall

3.4 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

4.6 / 5.0

$78,598 median income, 0.4% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.6 / 5.0

$422,100 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

361 violent crimes/100K

Education

4.5 / 5.0

43.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+5.7%

981 → 1,037

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+2.81%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+3.1%

$76,250 → $78,598

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+1.53%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Blue Ridge across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

1,259

+222 from 2023 (1,037)

Projected Median Income 2030

$87,412

+$8,814 from 2023 ($78,598)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	981	—	$76,250	—
2023	1,037	+5.7%	$78,598	+3.1%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.