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.Unlike some towns, High Ridge isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in High Ridge are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, High Ridge is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in High Ridge who work in office and administrative support (17.73%), food service (9.52%), and sales jobs (7.28%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In High Ridge, the average commute to work is 30.92 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.The percentage of adults in High Ridge who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.09% of the adults 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.
