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63049 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 63049 covers High Ridge, Missouri, with a population of about 17,480 and a median household income of $90,234.

Population
17,480701 per square mile
Median age
434.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,2341.3× the Missouri median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$281,468up 27.3% in five years
Median rent
$9267% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
27.5%7.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.4%21.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
333

Where 63049 is

High Ridge, Missouri — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population17,480
Median age43
Family households68%
Born outside the US4.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home7%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
Veterans6.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$90,234
Income per person$43,973
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more13.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,500
Mean adjusted gross income$76,595
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$209,200
Median gross rent$926
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied86.4%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house80.9%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units0.4%
5 to 19 units6.4%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home9.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$281,468as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.1%
Typical asking rent$1,150as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$281,468$149,323

$149,323 in 2001 to $281,468 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone76.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.5% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19% 5.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments333
People employed3,354
Annual payroll$157,235,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 63.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.2 out of 100
Community resilience60.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Missouri and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMissouriUnited States
Median household income$90,234$68,920$78,538
Income per person$43,973$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$209,200$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$926$996$1,348
Homeownership86.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%4.1%5.2%
Works from home11.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.3%4.4%13.9%
Median age4338.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationST LOUIS SPRT OF S L AP, MO US23.3 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January41°F / 22°F2.38 in rain
February46.5°F / 25.8°F1.98 in rain
March57.4°F / 34.4°F3.48 in rain
April68.4°F / 44.3°F4.58 in rain
May77.2°F / 54.9°F4.56 in rain
June85.7°F / 63.9°F4.31 in rain
July89.5°F / 68°F3.3 in rain
August88.1°F / 65.7°F3.44 in rain
September80.9°F / 56.5°F3.02 in rain
October69.5°F / 45.1°F3.1 in rain
November56.2°F / 34.4°F3.28 in rain
December45.1°F / 26.4°F2.32 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket91% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northwest R-I School District72.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockwood R-VI School District19.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Fox C-6 School District8.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

63026 Fenton, MO6.1 km away
63051 House Springs, MO7.1 km away
63088 Valley Park, MO9.9 km away
63025 Eureka, MO10 km away
63052 Imperial, MO10.7 km away
63021 Ballwin, MO11.6 km away
63127 Saint Louis, MO12.6 km away
63010 Arnold, MO13.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Jefferson County80.4% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Louis County19.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area24.92 sq mi
Population density701 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4728, -90.5281

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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