Data / Methuen, MA

Methuen, MA: key statistics

Population: 54,584 (2025). Unemployment rate: 5% (August 2026). Median household income: $113,310 (2024).

41 indicators from official statistics offices, each with its period and source.

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Population and demography

Population54,5842025
Median age39.9 years2024
Hispanic or Latino population share33.1%2024
White (non-Hispanic) population share54.3%2024
Black or African American population share4.6%2024
Asian population share4.7%2024
Foreign-born population share24%2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over31%2024
High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over88.6%2024
Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over11%2024
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 443.6%2024
Population speaking a language other than English at home39.7%2024
Population speaking Spanish at home26.4%2024
Residents who moved from another state in the past year0.7%2024
Residents who moved from another county in the past year2.5%2024

Labor market

Mean travel time to work27.7 minutes2024
Unemployment rate5%August 2026
Civilian labor force29,7722025
Employed residents28,3402025
Unemployed people1,4322025
Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)5.9%2024
Labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)69.5%2024

Health

Uninsured rate, all ages (US)3.4%2024
Uninsured rate, under 19 (US, ACS)1.5%2024
Uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS)6.6%2024
Uninsured rate, ages 35 to 64 (US, ACS)3.5%2024
Uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)1.4%2024

Income and living conditions

Gini index422024
Median household income$113,3102024
Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)$46,0422024
Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)7.9%2024

Housing

Housing units authorized by building permits582025
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)72.3%2024
Median home value$499,7002024
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,7492024
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits102025
Housing units19,1912024
Households18,6912024
Housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)2.6%2024
Rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)48.4%2024
Average household size2.8 persons per household2024

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