Blue Ridge vs New Hope

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

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

Blue Ridge has the higher population (1,135 vs 705 in New Hope). Blue Ridge has the higher median household income ($76,296 vs $65,625 in New Hope). New Hope has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $206,100 in Blue Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
Population	1,135	705
Median age	33.8 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,296	$65,625
Median home value	$206,100	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,399	$1,841
Housing units	395	308
Homeownership rate	78.2%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
Population	834 → 1,135 (+36.1%)	592 → 705 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$59,792 → $76,296 (+27.6%)	$92,404 → $65,625 (-29.0%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $206,100 (+54.7%)	$225,700 → $405,600 (+79.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $1,399 (+27.1%)	$1,100 → $1,841 (+67.4%)

Blue Ridge

Population

8341,135

Median household income

$59,792$76,296

Median home value

$133,200$206,100

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,399

New Hope

Population

592705

Median household income

$92,404$65,625

Median home value

$225,700$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,100$1,841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
Under 5	8.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	10.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	18.9%
65 to 74	5.9%	10.2%
75 and over	1.9%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	36.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
No high school diploma	11.6%	1.4%
High school graduate	38.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
Drove alone	78.5%	85.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.8%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
1-unit, detached	77.7%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Blue Ridge	New Hope
Poverty rate	19.2%	8.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1989	1985