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. 37.57% 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 office and administrative support (9.33%), maintenance occupations (8.77%), and community and social services (7.32%). Also of interest is that Villa 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: 17.38% 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. Being a small town, Villa Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Villa Ridge citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.72% of adults 25 and older in Villa Ridge have a college degree. The per capita income in Villa Ridge in 2022 was $26,403, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,612 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, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Villa Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
