About Greenfield

Greenfield is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 1,657 people and just one neighborhood, Greenfield is the 156th largest community in New Hampshire.

Unlike some towns , Greenfield isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Greenfield are a mix of both white- and blue-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 (15.27%), sales jobs (9.50%), and management occupations (8.94%).

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

Greenfield is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Greenfield's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Greenfield is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Greenfield isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.86% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Greenfield is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Greenfield Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Greenfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.58% of adults in Greenfield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Greenfield in 2000 was $19,895, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,580 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 Irish, English, French, Italian, French Canadian, German, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Greenfield is English.