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Methuen city, Essex County, MA

53,475 Population
22.2 square miles 2,407.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,042 ±$2,277 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Essex County: $54,665 ±$814
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$113,310 ±$6,977 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $101,883 ±$1,515
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.9% ±1.4% (4,162  ±734) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,710 (±0.4% / ±3,280)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.7 minutes ±1.2 (671,435  ±39,947) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 28.5 9,893,975 (±0.3 / ±138,009)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

18,691 ±534 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,147 ±1,080
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (52,914  ±40) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 795,766 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±1.4% (551  ±177) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,002 (±0.4% / ±808)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,191 ±510 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 329,776 ±224
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$499,700 ±$16,529 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Essex County: $619,100 ±$3,976
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.8% ±1.7% (4,138  ±893.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 9.3% 74,452 (±0.4% / ±3,349.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.6% ±3.3% (33,042  ±1,397.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 515,161 (±0.9% / ±5,311.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31% ±2% (11,574  ±778.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Essex County: 43% 246,169 (±0.6% / ±3,530.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

24% ±2.4% (12,807  ±1,299) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 19.1% 155,445
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.6% ±0.7% (1,508  ±279) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 4.3% 27,478 (±0.2% / ±1,155)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,508 Total veterans ±279 1,295 Male ±240 213 Female ±162

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