| Blue River, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Blue River in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Summit County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1964[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.637 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.379 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.258 |
| Elevation Ft: | 9958 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 877 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 356 |
| Population Metro: | 31,055 |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −07:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4381°N -106.04°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 80424[4] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-07410 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2411700 |
Blue River is a Statutory Town located in Summit County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 877 at the 2020 United States Census.[3] The town is located in the Blue River Valley.
At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 6.637km2 including 0.258km2 of water.[3]
The town is part of Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 685 people, 268 households, and 151 families residing in the town. The population density was 314sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 563 housing units at an average density of 258sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% White, 0.15% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04% of the population.
There were 268 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 1.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 46.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $61,964, and the median income for a family was $70,714. Males had a median income of $34,844 versus $32,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,411. About 2.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.