Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, High Ridge is worth considering.
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 2018 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.
