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Methuen, MA
Demographic Data




Methuen Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Methuen Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

53,455

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.4%
5 - 17:
16.6%
18 - 24:
8.5%
25 - 34:
13.7%
35 - 54:
27.1%
55 - 64:
12.7%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
89.0%
89.0%
30.5%
30.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Methuen
USA
$44,678
$44,678
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Methuen
USA
$103,270
$103,270
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Education
Accommodation
Administration
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
Other
Wholesale
17.7%
17.7%
13.1%
13.1%
11.1%
11.1%
7.7%
7.7%
7.6%
7.6%
7.5%
7.5%
6.1%
6.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
3.5%
3.5%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
55.6%
55.6%
32.8%
32.8%
5.0%
5.0%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
English
French
French Canadian
German
Lebanese
Portuguese
Polish
Haitian
Scottish
European
Greek
Russian
Swedish
Lithuanian
Scots-Irish
African
Norwegian
Brazilian
13.3%
13.3%
13.1%
13.1%
6.3%
6.3%
6.1%
6.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Arabic
Langs. of India
Vietnamese
Portuguese
Other Asian languages
Italian
Chinese
French Creole
Urdu
African languages
Native American languages
Serbo-Croatian
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Pacific Island languages
61.0%
61.0%
26.9%
26.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Methuen Residents

24.0%


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