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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Greenfield is $23,839, which is lower than the state average of $33,460 and is lower than the national average of $27,041. Greenfield median household income is $42,356, which has grown by 36.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Greenfield residents spend 18.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	23,839 USD
Massachusetts	33,460 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	29,008 USD
Massachusetts	35,155 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	35,000 USD
Massachusetts	42,645 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	24,861 USD
Massachusetts	28,948 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	42,356 USD
Massachusetts	64,496 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	50,792 USD
Massachusetts	85,389 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Greenfield, MA	36.90%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Greenfield, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.50%	$14,632, see rank	30.28%	$15,957	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	30.91%	$13,223, see rank	27.06%	$14,646	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	2.88%	$4,367, see rank	2.55%	$4,316	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	16.01%	$17,022, see rank	16.61%	$21,285	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	56,691 USD
Massachusetts	80,822 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Greenfield, MA	63,211 USD
Massachusetts	102,263 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Greenfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$43,579, see rank	$67,590	$54,535
Black	$36,364, see rank	$41,374	$34,445
Hispanic	$35,521, see rank	$32,205	$40,946
Asian	$13,969, see rank	$73,159	$68,458
One Race, Other	$19,815, see rank	$31,829	$40,521
Two or More Races	$38,393, see rank	$47,629	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Greenfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$11,912, see rank	$31,933	$26,365
25 to 44	$45,474, see rank	$73,081	$56,832
45 to 64	$51,489, see rank	$79,208	$63,121
65 or over	$27,222, see rank	$33,988	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Greenfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,776, see rank	5,238,828	235,871,704
Male¹	5,192, 48.18%, see rank	47.89%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,542, 68.22%, see rank	72.81%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	3,542, 68.22%, see rank	72.59%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,219, 90.88%, see rank	92.66%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	323, 9.12%, see rank	7.34%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,650, 31.78%, see rank	27.19%	28.72%
Female¹	5,584, 51.82%, see rank	52.11%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,327, 59.58%, see rank	62.59%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	3,327, 59.58%, see rank	62.55%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,076, 92.46%, see rank	93.97%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	251, 7.54%, see rank	6.03%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,257, 40.42%, see rank	37.41%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Greenfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,099, 100%	3,204,544	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,818, 79.00%, see rank	72.72%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	516, 8.46%, see rank	8.35%	10.52%
Public Transportation	68, 1.11%, see rank	9.04%	4.95%
Walked	483, 7.92%, see rank	4.52%	2.86%
Other Means	106, 1.74%, see rank	1.51%	1.72%
Worked at Home	108, 1.77%, see rank	3.86%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Greenfield, MA	18.2 minutes
Massachusetts	27.5 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Greenfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,295	3,292,019	141,303,145
Male¹	3,219, 51.14%, see rank	51.25%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,042, 32.37%, see rank	39.01%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	492, 15.28%, see rank	14.34%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	429, 13.33%, see rank	18.25%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.19%, see rank	0.30%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	411, 12.77%, see rank	14.22%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	839, 26.06%, see rank	13.88%	18.26%
Female¹	3,076, 48.86%, see rank	48.75%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,385, 45.03%, see rank	45.27%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	580, 18.86%, see rank	18.40%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	929, 30.20%, see rank	31.26%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.33%, see rank	0.49%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	172, 5.59%, see rank	4.46%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Greenfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,295, 100%	3,292,019	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 0.25%, see rank	0.38%	1.82%
Construction	189, 3.00%, see rank	6.19%	7.45%
Manufacturing	988, 15.69%, see rank	10.09%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	111, 1.76%, see rank	2.81%	3.20%
Retail Trade	754, 11.98%, see rank	10.81%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	265, 4.21%, see rank	3.81%	5.08%
Information	236, 3.75%, see rank	2.76%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	214, 3.40%, see rank	8.21%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	429, 6.81%, see rank	12.50%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,000, 31.77%, see rank	25.97%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	532, 8.45%, see rank	7.96%	8.77%
Public Administration	187, 2.97%, see rank	4.02%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	374, 5.94%, see rank	4.50%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Greenfield, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,241	18.02%, see rank	10.08%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	426	13.82%, see rank	7.03%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.