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. Greenfield has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Greenfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 education level of Greenfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.01% of adults in Greenfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greenfield in 2022 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.