Greenfield Town, MA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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    2024 Population
    70,944
    US Senator
    Elizabeth Warren
    Democratic Party
    US Senator
    Ed Markey
    Democratic Party
    2024 Median Age
    47.2
    0.211% 1-year decrease
    2024 Poverty Rate
    12.1%
    0.272% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $74,907
    3.2% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $329,000
    8.44% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    35,826
    0.734% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Greenfield Town, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    97.6% of the residents in Greenfield Town, MA are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Greenfield, MA are Greenfield Community College (303 degrees awarded in 2024).

    In 2024, the median property value in Greenfield Town, MA was $329,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

    Most people in Greenfield Town, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Greenfield Town, MA was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Greenfield Town, MA is home to a population of 70.9k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.96% of Greenfield Town, MA residents were born outside of the country (3.52k people).

    In 2024, there were 40.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62k people) in Greenfield Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.54k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    97.6%
    2024 Citizenship
    97.7%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 97.6% of Greenfield Town, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greenfield Town, MA was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greenfield Town, MA
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      62k ± 233
    2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      1.54k ± 159
    3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
      1.49k ± 273
    5.41%
    Hispanic Population
    3.84k people

    In 2024, there were 40.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62k people) in Greenfield Town, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.54k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    5.41% of the people in Greenfield Town, MA are hispanic (3.84k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greenfield Town, MA as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

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    Most Common Origin
    1. Brazil
      108,593 ± 8,028 people
    2. Dominican Republic
      106,391 ± 7,947 people
    3. China
      103,416 ± 7,837 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was Brazil, the natal country of 108,593 Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 106,391 and China with 103,416.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    4.96%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    3.52k people
    5.05%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    3.59k people

    As of 2024, 4.96% of Greenfield Town, MA residents (3.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Greenfield Town, MA was 5.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      1,583 ± 291
    2. Gulf War (2001-)
      410 ± 126
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      351 ± 118

    Greenfield Town, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.86 times greater than any other conflict.

    The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Greenfield Town, MA.

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    Health

    97.9% of the population of Greenfield Town, MA has health coverage, with 44.5% on employee plans, 20.7% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.926% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

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    990 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Massachusetts

    Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 990 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients).

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.8% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

    The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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    Uninsured People

    2.1%
    Uninsured
    44.5%
    Employer Coverage
    20.7%
    Medicaid
    16.5%
    Medicare
    15.2%
    Non-Group
    0.926%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greenfield Town, MA declined by 7.08% from 2.26% to 2.1%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Greenfield Town, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Economy

    The economy of Greenfield Town, MA employs 35.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greenfield Town, MA were Educational Services (5,992 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,632 people), and Retail Trade (3,860 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($130,435), Utilities ($81,860), and Public Administration ($72,145).

    Employment

    Occupations

    35.8k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,193
    0.734%
    1 Year growth
    ± 4.62%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenfield Town, MA grew at a rate of 0.734%, from 35.6k employees to 35.8k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greenfield Town, MA, are Management Occupations (4,310 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (3,713 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greenfield Town, MA.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    35.8k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,193
    0.734%
    1 Year growth
    ± 4.62%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenfield Town, MA grew at a rate of 0.734%, from 35.6k employees to 35.8k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greenfield Town, MA, are Educational Services (5,992 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,632 people), and Retail Trade (3,860 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greenfield Town, MA, though some of these residents may live in Greenfield Town, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $52,598
    Median earning men ± $2,225
    $42,160
    Median earning women ± $1,316

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,042), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,193), and Public Administration ($74,901).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,030), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,025), and Manufacturing ($58,258).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    2.61%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 134
      Other Services (except Public Administration)
    2. 121
      Construction
    3. 109
      Retail Trade

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    The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $195k
      Manufacturing
    2. $145k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. $120k
      Retail Trade

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

    Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

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    2024 Election Results
    1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
      Democratic Party
    2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
      Republican Party
    3. Other (1.48%)
      Other Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Massachusetts

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    Elizabeth Warren
    Senator from Massachusetts1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013
    Ed Markey
    Senator from Massachusetts2
    Assumed office on July 16, 2013
    Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

    Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Greenfield Town, MA awarded 303 degrees. The student population of Greenfield Town, MA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 635 male students and 1,054 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Greenfield Town, MA are White (225 and 74.3%), Hispanic or Latino (30 and 9.9%), Black or African American (16 and 5.28%), and Two or More Races (14 and 4.62%).

    The largest universities in Greenfield Town, MA by number of degrees awarded are Greenfield Community College (303 and 100%).

    The most popular majors in Greenfield, MA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (89 and 29.4%), Registered Nursing (33 and 10.9%), and Pre-Nursing Studies (26 and 8.58%).

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 1,689 students enrolled in Greenfield Town, MA, 37.6% men and 62.4% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,168 records, of which 62.4% were women and 37.6% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
      89 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      33 degrees awarded
    3. General Business
      22 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Greenfield, MA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 89 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Greenfield, MA according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Greenfield Community College
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    303 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Greenfield Community College with 303 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 91 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Greenfield Town, MA, which is 0.429 times less than the 212 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 225 degrees mean that there were 7.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 30 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 2-year ($624) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($5,186) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($1,650) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Greenfield Town, MA was $329,000 in 2024, which is 0.989 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $303,400 to $329,000, a 8.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Greenfield Town, MA is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Greenfield Town, MA have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greenfield Town, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    Housing

    Property

    $329,000
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$5,825
    $22,143
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$724

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Greenfield Town, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Greenfield Town, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    70.1%
    Homeownership
    2024
    61.6%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 70.1% of the housing units in Greenfield Town, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.7%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greenfield Town, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $74,907
    Median Household Income
    ± $3,304
    31.6k
    Number of Households
    ± 1,071

    In 2024, the median household income of the 31.6k households in Greenfield Town, MA grew to $74,907 from the previous year's value of $72,584.

    The following chart displays the households in Greenfield Town, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Greenfield Town, MA is from Massachusetts.
    0.477
    2024 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
    0.478
    2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

    In 2024, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.306% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (70.3%)
    2. Worked At Home (15.1%)
    3. Carpooled (9.04%)

    In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Greenfield Town, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.04%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    23.8 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Greenfield Town, MA have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Greenfield Town, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Greenfield Town, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greenfield Town, MA have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Poverty & Diversity

    12.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greenfield Town, MA (8.47k out of 69.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greenfield Town, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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