Gustine is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 6,138 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gustine is the 492nd largest community in California.Gustine is a blue-collar town, with 44.61% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Gustine is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gustine who work in office and administrative support (20.27%), maintenance occupations (7.64%), and management occupations (5.09%). In Gustine, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Gustine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Gustine, just 9.10% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Gustine in 2022 was $25,725, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,900 for a family of four. However, Gustine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gustine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gustine 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 Gustine, accounting for 65.45% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gustine residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gustine include Portuguese, French, Irish, European, and German. Gustine also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.78%. The most common language spoken in Gustine is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
