CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Greenfield

Massachusetts · 14,016 residents · 21.4 sq mi

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Greenfield is a city of 14,016 people in Massachusetts. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Massachusetts median by roughly 34%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $24,521 at the median, 19% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,016

+2%vs 2000

vs 13,716 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

21.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,017)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(912)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(809)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(883)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(978)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(2,478)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(2,144)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(1,100)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(1,028)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,330)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(1,036)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(301)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,521

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,939 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,945

−29%vs 2000

vs $18,108 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$103,800

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$442

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $508 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.6% in 2000

52.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(12,564)

Black1.3%(183)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(471)

Asian1.2%(168)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(13,754)

Black0.4%(53)

Hispanic / Latino1%(147)

Asian0.7%(105)

Other0.7%(104)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.5%(444)

South American1.2%(204)

Central American1.1%(192)

Venezuelan0.9%(156)

Mexican0.6%(112)

Salvadoran0.5%(89)

Costa Rican0.5%(84)

Dominican0.3%(59)

Colombian0.2%(44)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Argentine0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(200)

Pakistani0.7%(120)

Vietnamese0.2%(32)

Filipino0.2%(28)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Japanese0%(8)

Thai0%(5)

Ancestry

English19.5%(3,451)

Irish16.6%(2,932)

French9.2%(1,633)

German9.1%(1,605)

Polish7.8%(1,378)

Italian7.8%(1,374)

French Canadian5.4%(962)

Scottish3%(538)

American2.9%(515)

Swedish2.3%(400)

Russian1.3%(223)

Lithuanian1.2%(204)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian1.1%(187)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(156)

Portuguese0.7%(121)

Dutch0.7%(115)

Canadian0.6%(111)

Hungarian0.5%(94)

Welsh0.5%(83)

Norwegian0.4%(79)

Finnish0.4%(77)

Greek0.4%(74)

British0.4%(68)

Danish0.4%(67)

Arab0.4%(66)

Ukrainian0.3%(60)

Lebanese0.3%(47)

Austrian0.2%(35)

West Indian0.2%(31)

Bulgarian0.2%(27)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(16)

Haitian0.1%(16)

Armenian0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(15)

Czech0.1%(14)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Iraqi0%(8)

Slovene0%(7)

Barbadian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.4%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 13.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.6%(2,683)

Married43.6%(3,112)

Widowed3.1%(220)

Divorced15.7%(1,122)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(2,578)

Married41.1%(3,197)

Widowed8.9%(693)

Divorced16.9%(1,315)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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