Guttenberg is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,808 people and just one neighborhood, Guttenberg is the 285th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Guttenberg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities, Guttenberg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Guttenberg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Guttenberg is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Guttenberg who work in healthcare suport services (14.16%), maintenance occupations (13.52%), and office and administrative support (8.67%).
Overall, Guttenberg’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Guttenberg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Guttenberg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Guttenberg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Guttenberg may be for you.
Being a small city, Guttenberg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Guttenberg, just 12.84% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Guttenberg in 2022 was $35,555, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,220 for a family of four. However, Guttenberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Guttenberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guttenberg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Guttenberg include German, Irish, English, British, and European.
The most common language spoken in Guttenberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Guttenberg is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in IA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.6% of the neighborhoods in Iowa. If you are considering retiring to Iowa, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 48.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
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 Guttenberg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 26.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (23.9%), and 22.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.1% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Guttenberg, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (48.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report English roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.0%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.9%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.6%) 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 (11.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.