The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, High Ridge has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes High Ridge a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In terms of college education, the citizens of High Ridge rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.15% of adults 25 and older in High 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 High Ridge in 2022 was $32,194, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,776 for a family of four. However, High Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in High Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
