Blue Jay is a

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(CDP) in Whitewater Township, Hamilton County,

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, United States. The population was 1,427 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Blue Jay is located along Harrison Pike, northwest of

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. An interchange between

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and Interstate 275 is south of the center of the CDP.

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is located just west of Blue Jay. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.79%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,427, with a density of 326.25 people per square mile (125.95/km²). There were 561 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.7%

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, 1.8%

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, 0.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1%

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, 1.0% from some other race, and 3.8% from two or more races. 2.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 560 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were

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living together, 7.7% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 10.2% had a female householder with no spouse present. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95, and the average family size was 3.27. 31.0% of the CDP's population were under the age of 18, 55.2% were 18 to 64, and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. According to the U.S. Census

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, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $103,350, and the median income for a family was $104,029. About 4.6% of the population were living below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. About 66.5% of the population were employed, and 26.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

References

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