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01905

Lynn, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
28,221
Median household income
$84,333
People below poverty
12.3%
Median home value
$499,200

Income

The median income of households in 01905 was $84,333. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 7.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.2
$50,000 to $74,999 13.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 20.3
$150,000 to $199,999 10.6
$200,000 or more 11.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 55582
Female 55000

An estimated 83.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,109. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.9
Social Security 27.9
Retirement income 14
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.9
Cash public assistance income 5.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.2

In 2020-2024, 26.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01905 in 2020-2024, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.2% and public coverage was 48.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.4%.


In 2020-2024, 01905 had a total population of 28,221 - 13,583 (48.1%) females and 14,638 (51.9%) males. The median age was 33.1 years. An estimated 25.4% of the population was under 18 years, 39.1% was 19 to 44 years, 20.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01905 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1143 1061
5 to 9 939 975
10 to 14 1017 981
15 to 19 1179 900
20 to 24 1104 771
25 to 29 1459 1249
30 to 34 1050 949
35 to 39 1041 785
40 to 44 1364 1270
45 to 49 728 872
50 to 54 781 850
55 to 59 569 688
60 to 64 776 565
65 to 69 596 566
70 to 74 398 590
75 to 79 238 259
80 to 84 204 112
85 and over 52 140

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 38.2% were White; 13.4% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9.1% were Asian; 5.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 43.3% of the people in 01905 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 31.6% of the people in 01905 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,086 households in 01905. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.4% of the households in 01905 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26% of all households, while 23.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.2% of all households.

In 01905, 41% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.4
Cohabiting Couples 11.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.2% of males and 38% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 52 40
Now married, except separated 37.2 38
Separated 2.8 2.9
Widowed 1.9 8
Divorced 6.2 11.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01905, 898 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 10.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 65.2% of the people living in 01905 were U.S. natives. 55.7% of the 01905 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34.8% of 01905 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01905 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01905.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 73.4
Asia 15.7
Europe 4.7
Africa 6.1
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01905 in 2020-2024, 51.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 34.9% of people at least five years old; 27.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 34.9
Other Indo-European languages 8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.6
Other languages 1.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 01905 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.3
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 3.9
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 76.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 24% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01905 was 7,076 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 407 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,120. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,549.

Educational Attainment of People in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 24
High school diploma or equivalency 29.7
Some college, no degree 17
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 14.1
Graduate or professional degree 6.5

Disability

In 01905, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.8% of people under 18 years old, to 12.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01905, 67.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,338 84.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,783 12.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 542 3.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01905 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 6.9
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.2
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01905 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,255 29
Service occupations 3,747 25.6
Sales and office occupations 2,833 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,045 7.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,783 19

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.3% of 01905 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.6
Walked 2.3
Other means 3.8
Worked from home 6.7

In 2020-2024, 01905 had a total of 9,661 housing units. Of these housing units, 40.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 59.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 40.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 59.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 42.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01905 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 52.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01905 had 9,086 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 575 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 51.7% while renters occupied 48.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.12 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.08.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.8% and another 14.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01905:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01905 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 60.9
Electricity 20.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 17.4
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01905 was $499,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.4 % had a mortgage. 27.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,509 and for owners without a mortgage it was $986.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01905 was $1,869. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.