Blue Ridge vs Westminster

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

Blue Ridge and Westminster 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 1,105 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median home value ($383,100 vs $206,100 in Blue Ridge). Since 2019, Blue Ridge's population has grown faster (+36.1% vs +15.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
Population	1,135	1,105
Median age	33.8 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,296	—
Median home value	$206,100	$383,100
Median gross rent	$1,399	$1,286
Housing units	395	353
Homeownership rate	78.2%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
Population	834 → 1,135 (+36.1%)	956 → 1,105 (+15.6%)
Median household income	$59,792 → $76,296 (+27.6%)	$23,423 → $24,032 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $206,100 (+54.7%)	$193,800 → $383,100 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $1,399 (+27.1%)	$967 → $1,286 (+33.0%)

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

Westminster

Population

9561,105

Median household income

$23,423$24,032

Median home value

$193,800$383,100

Median gross rent

$967$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
Under 5	8.2%	15.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	10.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	24.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	3.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	5.9%	10.2%
75 and over	1.9%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	54.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	36.4%	44.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
No high school diploma	11.6%	21.3%
High school graduate	38.4%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
Drove alone	78.5%	73.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	19.7%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
1-unit, detached	77.7%	65.7%
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%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Blue Ridge	Westminster
Poverty rate	19.2%	17.5%
Average household size	3.17	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1989	2006