Healdsburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,137 people and five associated neighborhoods, Healdsburg is the 404th largest community in California. Healdsburg home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Healdsburg real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, Healdsburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Healdsburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Healdsburg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Healdsburg who work in management occupations (12.61%), sales jobs (12.26%), and office and administrative support (8.56%). Of important note, Healdsburg is also a city of artists. Healdsburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Healdsburg’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.61% 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 of the benefits of Healdsburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.73 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Healdsburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.51% of adults in Healdsburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Healdsburg in 2022 was $60,189, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $240,756 for a family of four. However, Healdsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Healdsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Healdsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Healdsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Healdsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Healdsburg include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Norwegian. In addition, Healdsburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.51%). The most common language spoken in Healdsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
