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.

A relatively large number of people in High Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In High Ridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

In terms of college education, High Ridge is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.09% of adults 25 and older in High Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.