Guttenberg is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,446 people and four associated neighborhoods, Guttenberg is the 162nd largest community in New Jersey.Guttenberg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. A relatively large number of people in Guttenberg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Despite being a small town, Guttenberg has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Guttenberg are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.95% of adults in Guttenberg 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 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Guttenberg's cultural character, accounting for 55.03% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Guttenberg is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
