Lynn

Population & Demographics

Lynn, MA

Lynn is home to 101,709 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 51,880 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
101,709
people
Population

101,709 residents

Median age 36.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lynn population & demographics

Who lives in Lynn — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
101,709
Median age
36.5yrs
Median household income
$75,043
Median home value
$510,100
Median gross rent
$1,722/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.1%
Poverty rate
13.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lynn

How Lynn breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino45.9%
White32.7%
Black10.0%
Asian6.2%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Lynn

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lynn.

Lynn at a glance
Employed Residents
51,880
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lynn proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lynn commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

39 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lynn

51,880 commutes, one dot at a time

Lynn

Where 51,880 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lynn, by worker count.

1Boston12.4 mi9,605
2Lynn0.0 mi8,434
3Peabody4.2 mi2,420
4Salem4.2 mi2,133
5Danvers6.7 mi2,081
6Beverly7.4 mi1,490
7Cambridge10.5 mi1,434
8Woburn10.2 mi1,230

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lynn.

1Lynn0.0 mi8,434
2Boston12.4 mi1,279
3Peabody4.2 mi1,194
4Salem4.2 mi1,117
5Saugus2.8 mi587
6Swampscott2.5 mi585
7Revere4.7 mi559
8Beverly7.4 mi531

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lynn’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.9%
MFManufacturing16.9%
EDEducational Services9.9%
RTRetail Trade9.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.5%
PAPublic Administration5.4%
COConstruction5.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lynn

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lynn

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