Blue Ridge vs Eclectic

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Ridge and Eclectic: population, income, housing, and more.

Blue Ridge and Eclectic are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Blue Ridge has the higher population (1,375 vs 1,201 in Eclectic). Blue Ridge has the higher median household income ($124,875 vs $49,250 in Eclectic). Blue Ridge has the higher median home value ($294,500 vs $157,500 in Eclectic).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
Population	1,375	1,201
Median age	54.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$124,875	$49,250
Median home value	$294,500	$157,500
Median gross rent	—	$690
Housing units	597	526
Homeownership rate	98.9%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.4%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
Population	1,490 → 1,375 (-7.7%)	1,309 → 1,201 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$92,250 → $124,875 (+35.4%)	$41,563 → $49,250 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$257,100 → $294,500 (+14.5%)	$112,500 → $157,500 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$913 → $690 (-24.4%)

Blue Ridge

Population

1,4901,375

Median household income

$92,250$124,875

Median home value

$257,100$294,500

Eclectic

Population

1,3091,201

Median household income

$41,563$49,250

Median home value

$112,500$157,500

Median gross rent

$913$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
Under 5	8.6%	9.7%
5 to 17	7.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	19.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	18.9%	10.7%
75 and over	14.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	13.1%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
Drove alone	85.5%	86.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	1.8%
Other means	2.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
1-unit, detached	98.2%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Blue Ridge	Eclectic
Poverty rate	3.1%	22.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1987	1972