Lynnfield

Population: 12,964
Median household income: $172,484
Median home value: $904,200

Lynnfield is a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, home to 12,964 residents. Its median household income of $172,484 runs above the Essex County figure of $99,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lynnfield's population held roughly steady from 12,894 to 12,964, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $670,700 to $904,200.

Owners occupy 86.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,964
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $172,484
Median home value: $904,200
Median gross rent: $2,333
Housing units: 4,788
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,89412,964

Median household income

$128,641$172,484

Median home value

$670,700$904,200

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,333

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,894	$128,641	$670,700	$1,669
2020	12,968	$145,594	$706,300	$1,742
2021	12,874	$147,237	$741,000	$1,752
2022	12,925	$160,931	$861,100	$1,891
2023	12,964	$172,484	$904,200	$2,333

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	879	6.8%
5 to 17	2,670	20.6%
18 to 24	635	4.9%
25 to 34	1,222	9.4%
35 to 44	1,893	14.6%
45 to 54	1,677	12.9%
55 to 64	1,595	12.3%
65 to 74	1,331	10.3%
75 and over	1,062	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,518	81.1%
Black or African American	185	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,058	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.6%
Two or more races	583	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	543	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree30.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	2.2%
High school graduate	1,513	17.2%
Some college or associate's	1,713	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,704	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,659	30.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,266	68.4%
Carpooled	295	4.7%
Public transit	91	1.5%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,550	24.9%
Other means	22	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	650	13.9%
15 to 29 min	1,252	26.7%
30 to 44 min	1,540	32.9%
45 to 59 min	621	13.3%
60+ min	622	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 6.1% (787 of 12,964)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,640	78.8%
Nonfamily households	981	21.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,621	96.5%
Vacant	167	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,995	86.5%
Renter-occupied	626	13.5%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,875	80.9%
1-unit, attached	227	4.7%
2 to 4 units	186	3.9%
5 to 19 units	97	2.0%
20 or more units	403	8.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2537595
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 42.5341, -71.0383