Greenfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 18,168 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Greenfield is the 98th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Greenfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Greenfield is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greenfield is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.97%), sales jobs (9.15%), and teaching (6.90%).

Even though Greenfield is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Greenfield Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Greenfield is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 24.24% of adults in Greenfield have a college degree.

The per capita income in Greenfield in 2000 was $18,830, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,320 for a family of four.

The people who call Greenfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greenfield is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenfield include English, Irish, French, Polish, French Canadian, Italian, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Greenfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.