Lynn, Massachusetts
City in Essex County, Massachusetts · ZIP 01901, 01902, 01904
- Essex County
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 28 public schools
- 103,489 (2024 estimate)Population
- 36,328Households
- $74,715Median household income
- $472,600Median home value
- 28Public schools
- 5ZIP codes
About Lynn
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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 89,050 |
| 2010 | 90,329 |
| 2020 | 101,253 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $74,715 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 18,307 units
- Renter occupied
- 18,021 units
- Vacancy rate
- 4%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Lynn | Essex County | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 100,905 | 807,258 | 6,992,395 |
| Median household income | $74,715 | $99,431 | $101,341 |
| Median age | 36.8 | 41.1 | 40.0 |
| Median home value | $472,600 | $584,000 | $525,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 23.3% | 42.3% | 46.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 35.7% | 18.8% | 17.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 50.4% | 64.0% | 62.6% |
| Mean commute to work | 31.3 minutes | 28.9 minutes | 29.3 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Schools
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Barton Early Childhood Center | Public | Pre-K | Lynn |
| A Drewicz Elementary | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Aborn | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Brickett Elementary | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Capt William G Shoemaker | Public | Pre-K–5 | Lynn |
| Cobbet Elementary | Public | Pre-K–5 | Lynn |
| E J Harrington | Public | Pre-K–5 | Lynn |
| Edward A Sisson | Public | Pre-K–5 | Lynn |
| Hood | Public | Pre-K–5 | Lynn |
| Ingalls | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Julia F Callahan | Public | Pre-K–5 | Lynn |
| Lincoln-Thomson | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Lynn Woods | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Robert L Ford | Public | 1–5 | Lynn |
| Sewell-Anderson | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Tracy | Public | 1–5 | Lynn |
| Washington Elementary School | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| William R Fallon | Public | 2–5 | Lynn |
| Wm P Connery | Public | K–5 | Lynn |
| Breed Middle School | Public | 6–8 | Lynn |
| Pickering Middle | Public | 6–8 | Lynn |
| Thurgood Marshall Mid | Public | 6–8 | Lynn |
| Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy | Public | 9–10 | Lynn |
| Classical High | Public | 9–12 | Lynn |
| Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School | Public | 6–12 | Lynn |
| Lynn English High | Public | 9–12 | Lynn |
| KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School | Charter | K–12 | KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District) |
| Lynn Vocational Technical Institute | Career and technical | Pre-K–12 | Lynn |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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