Guntersville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,028 people and four associated neighborhoods, Guntersville is the 81st largest community in Alabama. Guntersville real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Guntersville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Guntersville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Guntersville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Guntersville who work in management occupations (13.56%), sales jobs (12.60%), and office and administrative support (12.09%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.57% 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. In terms of college education, Guntersville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.16% of adults in Guntersville have a college degree. The per capita income in Guntersville in 2022 was $37,393, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,572 for a family of four. However, Guntersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Guntersville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Guntersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guntersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Guntersville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Guntersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
