Guttenberg is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,365 people and four associated neighborhoods, Guttenberg is the 162nd largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Guttenberg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Guttenberg is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Guttenberg who work in office and administrative support (14.20%), food service (11.59%), and management occupations (8.23%). Also of interest is that Guttenberg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.35% 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 Guttenberg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Guttenberg, the average commute to work is 36.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Guttenberg, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Guttenberg is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Guttenberg is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.95% of adults in Guttenberg have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Guttenberg in 2022 was $43,016, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,064 for a family of four. However, Guttenberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Guttenberg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Guttenberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Guttenberg, accounting for 67.29% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Guttenberg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Guttenberg include Italian, Irish, Russian, English, and Scottish. In addition, Guttenberg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (55.03%). The most common language spoken in Guttenberg is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
