Guntersville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,874 people and four associated neighborhoods, Guntersville is the 81st largest community in Alabama.

Guntersville real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Guntersville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Guntersville 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: 8.62% 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.

The education level of Guntersville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.05% of adults in Guntersville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Guntersville in 2022 was $37,110, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,440 for a family of four. However, Guntersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Guntersville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Guntersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guntersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Guntersville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Guntersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.