Lynnfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 11,542 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Lynnfield is the 158th largest community in Massachusetts.

Lynnfield is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lynnfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lynnfield who work in management occupations (18.74%), sales jobs (16.75%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.19%).

Also of interest is that Lynnfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Lynnfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Lynnfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lynnfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lynnfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Lynnfield Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Lynnfield is a pretty powerful place. 49.34% of the adults in Lynnfield have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lynnfield in 2000 was $39,560, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,240 for a family of four. However, Lynnfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lynnfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lynnfield is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lynnfield include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, German, Greek, Russian, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Lynnfield is English.