Greenfield is a city of 17,664 people in Massachusetts. Households here earn about 47% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. The median age is 44.6, about 6 years above the US median. 3,948 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 17 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,614, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Greenfield
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.2% → 39.1%(+22.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share97.5% → 87.0%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants47.6% → 55.7%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Greenfield's population equals 25% of Franklin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 49% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 18% of the county's.
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)3.8%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.1%(440)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(65)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 813 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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Over time
Greenfield, decade by decade
Greenfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
14,016
$58,852
$249,127
16.2%
6.1
2000
13,716
$56,360
$180,526
23.3%
19.9
2020
17,768
$56,057
$238,287
33.2%
38.8
2024
17,664
$55,614
$263,100
39.1%
29.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
