Yountville, California

History

The town was named Sebastopol in 1855.

A town in nearby Sonoma County had already claimed that name, and thus the town was renamed in 1867 to honor George C. Yount, following his death. Yount was considered responsible for establishing the first vineyard in the Napa Valley.

Geography

Yountville is located within Napa Valley, in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 km2, all of it land.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Yountville on September 3, 2000.

Climate

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Yountville had a population of 3,436. The population density was 2,310.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Yountville was 84.7% White, 1.9% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 6.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.

The census reported that 55.4% of the population lived in households, 13.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 31.2% were institutionalized.

There were 1,047 households, out of which 11.2% included children under the age of 18, 37.4% were married-couple households, 5.6% were cohabiting couple households, 37.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 19.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 43.6% of households were one person, and 27.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.82.

The age distribution was 5.4% under the age of 18, 1.7% aged 18 to 24, 9.3% aged 25 to 44, 16.8% aged 45 to 64, and 66.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 74.0years. For every 100 females, there were 112.9 males.

There were 1,348 housing units at an average density of 906.5 /mi2, of which 1,047 (77.7%) were occupied. Of these, 63.6% were owner-occupied, and 36.4% were occupied by renters.

2023 estimates

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $79,696, and the per capita income was $65,863. About 5.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

Economy

Major employers in Yountville include the Veterans Home of California and The Vintage Estate. Domaine Chandon California is located immediately outside city limits.

Media

The Yountville Sun was a weekly newspaper with a 1,000 circulation published in the city since 1998. It was co-founded by Sharon Stensaas who sold it to Highway 29 Media in 2022. The Sun went on hiatus in 2025 due to poor advertisement sales.

Arts and culture

Culinary scene

The French Laundry, founded by Sally Schmitt in 1978 and now owned by chef Thomas Keller, has a three-star Michelin Guide rating, and was twice named the "best restaurant in the world" by "The Worlds 50 Best" restaurant rating organization. Yountville is also the home of a Michelin one-star restaurant, Bouchon. With more than one Michelin star per 1,000 residents, Yountville claims the most Michelin stars per capita of anywhere in North America.

Attractions

• Bespoke Collection
• Napa Valley Museum
• Lincoln Theatre
• The Yountville American Viticultural Area
• Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery (also known as the California State Veterans Home Cemetery)
• George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
• Vine Trail Bike Path

Government

The Town of Yountville has a council–manager form of government. The mayor is Margie Mohler.

In the California State Legislature, Yountville is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Yountville is in .

Twin towns - sister cities

Yountville is twinned with:

• Croatia Kaštela, Croatia

References

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