Green Ridge is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 565 people and just one neighborhood, Green Ridge is the 421st largest community in Missouri.
When you are in Green Ridge, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.27% of Green Ridge’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Green Ridge is a city of production and manufacturing workers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green Ridge who work in business and financial occupations (14.73%), office and administrative support (9.69%), and sales jobs (7.36%).
Of important note, Green Ridge is also a city of artists. Green Ridge has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Green Ridge’s character.
Green Ridge is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Green Ridge’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Green Ridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Green Ridge, the average commute to work is 30.37 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Green Ridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Green Ridge who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.55% of adults in Green Ridge have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Green Ridge in 2022 was $24,904, 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 $99,616 for a family of four. However, Green Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Green Ridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Green Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Green Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Green Ridge include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Green Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 29 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.9% of America.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.2% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Missouri. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 3.6% have Ukrainian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Green Ridge are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 36.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 35.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.9%), and 11.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.2% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (3.4%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Green Ridge, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (31.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report English roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (4.4%), along with some Ukrainian ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.