Greenfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,656 people and six associated neighborhoods, Greenfield is the 115th 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 cities in the country.

Of important note, Greenfield is also a city of artists. Greenfield has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenfield’s character.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.26% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Greenfield is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.01% of adults in Greenfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greenfield in 2018 was $33,467, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,868 for a family of four. However, Greenfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Greenfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenfield include English, Irish, French, Polish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Greenfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.