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Greenfield

Wisconsin · 37,159 residents (2025 est.) · 11.5 sq mi
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With 37,345 people, Greenfield is a city in Wisconsin. Density works out to 3,238 people per square mile. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. The median age is 42.0, about 3 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $261,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.6% of people here.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
37,345
+5%since 2000
from 35,476 in 2000
37,159 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,238 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 3,138 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.0
+1%since 2000
from 41.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
11.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
33K34K36K37K38K19902000201020202024Greenfield
202437K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(1,833)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(2,202)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(1,951)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.1%(1,516)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(1,681)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.5%(6,179)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(4,689)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(4,235)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(4,897)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.1%(4,526)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(2,205)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.8%(1,431)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,459
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,230 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,974
+81%since 2000
from $23,755 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.6%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.6%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.419
+8%since 2010
from 0.387 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$261,100
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $121,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,170
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $659 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.8%
−4.7 ptssince 2000
from 59.5% in 2000
45.2% rent
Vacancy rate
3.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.12 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.22 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.0%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 41.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+5%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.6%(32,512)
Black1%(342)
Hispanic / Latino3.9%(1,376)
Asian2.2%(796)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.4%(25,187)
Black4.1%(1,518)
Hispanic / Latino16.6%(6,201)
Asian7.2%(2,705)
Other4.6%(1,734)
Diversity Score
64
+160%since 2009
from 24 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.4%(3,880)
Puerto Rican4.7%(1,767)
Dominican0.3%(105)
Guatemalan0.2%(82)
Peruvian0.1%(55)
Colombian0.1%(54)
Bolivian0.1%(52)
Honduran0.1%(35)
Salvadoran0.1%(34)
Nicaraguan0.1%(31)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(20)
Cuban0%(13)
Uruguayan0%(13)
Asian origin
Laotian0.9%(325)
Chinese0.8%(288)
Hmong0.6%(227)
Burmese0.5%(179)
Japanese0.5%(176)
Filipino0.5%(172)
Vietnamese0.4%(141)
Indonesian0.2%(82)
Korean0.2%(67)
Pakistani0.2%(65)
Thai0.1%(46)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Nepalese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German31%(11,571)
Polish15.5%(5,791)
Irish7.4%(2,758)
English4.5%(1,699)
Norwegian3.6%(1,329)
Italian3.4%(1,272)
American2.2%(828)
Arab2.1%(793)
Swedish1.7%(649)
French1.3%(499)
Czech1%(381)
Serbian1%(361)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(342)
Danish0.8%(291)
Scottish0.8%(290)
Slovene0.6%(238)
Greek0.6%(213)
Egyptian0.5%(201)
Lebanese0.5%(183)
Croatian0.4%(166)
Jordanian0.4%(162)
Austrian0.4%(155)
Finnish0.4%(144)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(132)
Swiss0.3%(121)
Belgian0.3%(96)
Slovak0.2%(87)
Hungarian0.2%(84)
Russian0.2%(72)
Palestinian0.2%(62)
Moroccan0.2%(58)
British0.2%(58)
West Indian0.1%(50)
Nigerian0.1%(48)
Armenian0.1%(39)
Haitian0.1%(29)
Canadian0.1%(27)
Jamaican0.1%(21)
Latvian0.1%(19)
Welsh0.1%(19)
Romanian0%(18)
Bulgarian0%(15)
Ukrainian0%(12)
Iranian0%(10)
Israeli0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.2%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 85.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.8%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+84%since 2000
from 12.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.7%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 84.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 6.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2011
from 64.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.5%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
52.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
10.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2012
from 14.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2013
from 8.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.5%
+13.6 ptssince 2017
from 76.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.7%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.9%
−5.7 ptssince 2016
from 86.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2016
from 6.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.4%(5,600)
Married48.5%(7,066)
Widowed2.4%(355)
Divorced10.7%(1,557)
Women 15+
Never married33.9%(5,694)
Married43.1%(7,237)
Widowed9.9%(1,668)
Divorced13%(2,182)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2013
from 8.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 65.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 23.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 34.4% 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)26.9%(507)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(153)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(784)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(110)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(31)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,886 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Greenfield, Wisconsin?

Greenfield, Wisconsin has about 37,345 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Greenfield, Wisconsin?

The typical household in Greenfield, Wisconsin earns about $70,459 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Greenfield, Wisconsin expensive?

In Greenfield, Wisconsin, the median home is worth about $261,100, and the typical rent is about $1,170 a month.

How educated are people in Greenfield, Wisconsin?

About 33.5% of adults age 25 and over in Greenfield, Wisconsin hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Greenfield, Wisconsin?

About 8.6% of people in Greenfield, Wisconsin live below the federal poverty line.

Has Greenfield, Wisconsin grown since 1990?

Yes, Greenfield, Wisconsin has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,942 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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