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Blue Ridge, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Athens-Clarke County, is 45% more than it is in Blue Ridge and is 59% below the National Average.
- Blue Ridge unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Blue Ridge, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,254  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,466$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Blue Ridge, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K1.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Blue Ridge, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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