Lynnfield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

12,874

Total Population

40.2

Median age

53.25%

Female population %

87.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

75.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

179

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lynnfield town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lynnfield town is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lynnfield town's population under 18 was 27.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lynnfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lynnfield town, 24.49% were under the age of 15, 13.18% aged 15 to 29, 43.97% aged 30 to 64, 15.72% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 838 more females than males in Lynnfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.25% females and 46.75% males in Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
The Lynnfield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 87.8:100 i.e. 87.8 men to 100 women (0.878).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 575.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 770.

Lynnfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lynnfield town population: 88.74% are White, 2.14% are Black or African American, 5.14% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 3.62% are multiracial.
Lynnfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 179 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,695 (98.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lynnfield town is White with a population of 11,425 (88.74% of the total population).

Lynnfield town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,009 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Lynnfield town's population increased by 232 (2.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lynnfield town's population increased by 1,358 (11.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lynnfield town's population was lowest in year 2006 at 11,182.