Guerneville is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 4,552 people and two associated neighborhoods, Guerneville is the 538th largest community in California. Housing costs in Guerneville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Guerneville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.83% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Guerneville is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Guerneville who work in management occupations (13.64%), food service (12.49%), and sales jobs (12.22%). Of important note, Guerneville is also a town of artists. Guerneville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Guerneville’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 27.28% 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. One downside of living in Guerneville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Guerneville, the average commute to work is 36.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Guerneville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.59% of adults in Guerneville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Guerneville in 2022 was $61,192, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $244,768 for a family of four. However, Guerneville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Guerneville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Guerneville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guerneville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Guerneville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.85% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Guerneville include Italian, Irish, German, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Guerneville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
