Lynn

Population: 100,905
Median household income: $74,715
Median home value: $472,600

Lynn, a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, has 100,905 residents. Its median household income of $74,715 runs below the Essex County figure of $99,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lynn's population grew 7.6% from 93,743 to 100,905, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $323,100 to $472,600.

The median resident is 36.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,905
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $74,715
Median home value: $472,600
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 37,849
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

93,743100,905

Median household income

$56,181$74,715

Median home value

$323,100$472,600

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	93,743	$56,181	$323,100	$1,189
2020	94,201	$61,329	$354,400	$1,241
2021	100,233	$63,922	$378,400	$1,343
2022	100,653	$70,046	$442,800	$1,511
2023	100,905	$74,715	$472,600	$1,612

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,672	6.6%
5 to 17	17,851	17.7%
18 to 24	9,672	9.6%
25 to 34	13,864	13.7%
35 to 44	14,337	14.2%
45 to 54	13,195	13.1%
55 to 64	11,331	11.2%
65 to 74	8,875	8.8%
75 and over	5,108	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,300	36.0%
Black or African American	10,442	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	106	0.1%
Asian	5,987	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.1%
Some other race	1,126	1.1%
Two or more races	3,979	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,858	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.6%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,429	21.6%
High school graduate	20,936	31.4%
Some college or associate's	15,781	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	10,346	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,218	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit7.3%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,437	67.4%
Carpooled	5,317	10.7%
Public transit	3,647	7.3%
Walked	1,193	2.4%
Bicycle	19	0.0%
Worked from home	3,794	7.6%
Other means	2,230	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,125	17.7%
15 to 29 min	15,031	32.8%
30 to 44 min	11,931	26.0%
45 to 59 min	5,016	10.9%
60+ min	5,740	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 13.7% (13,728 of 100,255)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,944	65.9%
Nonfamily households	12,384	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,328	96.0%
Vacant	1,521	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,307	50.4%
Renter-occupied	18,021	49.6%

1-unit, detached37.3%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units30.7%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units17.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,102	37.3%
1-unit, attached	1,415	3.7%
2 to 4 units	11,620	30.7%
5 to 19 units	3,994	10.6%
20 or more units	6,658	17.6%
Mobile home & other	60	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2537490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 2.78 sq mi
Center point: 42.4748, -70.9620