Villa Ridge is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,601 people and two associated neighborhoods, Villa Ridge is the 232nd largest community in Missouri.When you are in Villa Ridge, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.71% of Villa Ridge’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Villa Ridge is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Villa Ridge who work in healthcare (10.58%), maintenance occupations (10.16%), and office and administrative support (7.39%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.19% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Villa Ridge has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Villa Ridge has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Villa Ridge than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Villa Ridge may be for you. One downside of living in Villa Ridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Villa Ridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Villa Ridge rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.91% of adults 25 and older in Villa Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Villa Ridge in 2022 was $30,236, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,944 for a family of four. However, Villa Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Villa Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Villa Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Villa Ridge include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Villa Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
