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Lynn city, Essex County, MA

101,250 Population
10.7 square miles 9,428.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Essex County: 41.7 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1

Economics

$37,055 ±$3,231 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Essex County: $51,263 ±$1,501
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
$73,723 ±$4,893 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Essex County: $96,874 ±$3,764
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355

12.6% ±3.4% (12,708  ±3,448) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 9.4% † 74,879 (±1.1% / ±8,596)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)

33.9 minutes ±3.6 (1,572,335  ±199,203) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 30.2 10,821,830 (±0.9 / ±407,938)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)

Families

36,403 ±2,365 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,787 ±2,856
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
2.8 ±0.2 (100,478  ±70) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 793,276 (±0 / ±134)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 † 6,760,613 (±,198.3 / ±-555,555,600)

6.4% ±2.8% (1,507  ±674) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 4.9% † 9,032 (±1% / ±1,737)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)

Housing

38,898 ±2,545 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 330,832 ±99
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257

$524,800 ±$37,184 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Essex County: $624,700 ±$9,058
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746

10.1% ±3.1% (10,124  ±3,148.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 9.1% † 72,642 (±1% / ±7,874.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)

Social

81.3% ±5.1% (55,572  ±4,284.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 514,168 (±2.1% / ±12,032.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
25.3% ±3.4% (17,315  ±2,422.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 42.7% 243,512 (±1.5% / ±8,264.3)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

39.3% ±4.5% (39,832  ±4,540) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Essex County: 19.2% † 155,382 (±13,154.2% / ±8,240)
  • more than double the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% † 1,263,580 (±1,432.1% / ±22,521)

3.2% ±1.2% (2,510  ±927) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 3.9% † 24,828 (±0.4% / ±2,732)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
2,510 Total veterans ±927 2,342 Male ±904 168 Female ±212

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