High Ridge is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,242 people and three associated neighborhoods, High Ridge is the 164th largest community in Missouri.

Also of interest is that High Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in High Ridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.92 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, High Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of High Ridge citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.09% of adults 25 and older in High Ridge have a college degree.

The per capita income in High Ridge in 2022 was $36,709, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,836 for a family of four. However, High Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

High Ridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call High Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of High Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in High Ridge include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in High Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.