CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Guerneville

California · 1,802 residents · 9.71 sq mi

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Guerneville is home to 1,802 people in California. At a median age of 39.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $142,600. Households here earn about 30% less than in California as a whole. There are 639 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,802

−26%vs 2000

vs 2,441 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(106)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(98)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(62)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(231)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.9%(358)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.4%(259)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(144)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(125)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(41)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,024

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,266 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,915

−39%vs 2000

vs $22,793 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$142,600

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $220,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$487

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $729 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.2%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.8% in 2000

50.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.2%(1,958)

Black0.5%(13)

Hispanic / Latino14.5%(355)

Asian0.6%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(1,667)

Black1.5%(27)

Hispanic / Latino15.6%(282)

Asian0.4%(8)

Other5.5%(100)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.4%(466)

Puerto Rican2.5%(103)

Cuban1.9%(77)

Spaniard0.7%(29)

Central American0.6%(26)

Nicaraguan0.2%(10)

Salvadoran0.2%(9)

Guatemalan0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese0.6%(26)

Vietnamese0.3%(14)

Chinese0.2%(9)

Asian Indian0.2%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.2%(8)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(7)

Ancestry

Italian14.4%(591)

Irish13.6%(559)

German12.9%(529)

English11.5%(472)

Scottish4.8%(196)

Polish3.9%(158)

French3.4%(139)

Norwegian2%(84)

Russian1.6%(64)

French Canadian1.5%(60)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(51)

Armenian0.9%(35)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(35)

Swedish0.8%(31)

Portuguese0.7%(29)

Swiss0.7%(28)

Dutch0.7%(27)

Austrian0.5%(21)

Hungarian0.5%(20)

British0.5%(19)

Lithuanian0.5%(19)

Ukrainian0.3%(14)

Arab0.3%(12)

Lebanese0.3%(12)

Palestinian0.3%(12)

Croatian0.3%(12)

Slovak0.3%(12)

Danish0.3%(11)

American0.2%(10)

Subsaharan African0.2%(7)

Czech0.1%(6)

West Indian0.1%(5)

Jamaican0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.0%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.8 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 23.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.8%(1,075)

Married34.2%(697)

Widowed3.7%(75)

Divorced9.3%(190)

Women 15+

Never married35.6%(634)

Married43.8%(780)

Widowed6.5%(116)

Divorced14%(250)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−11.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.8%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.3%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.7%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 264 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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