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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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

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

53,241

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.1%
5 - 17:
16.5%
18 - 24:
9.6%
25 - 34:
12.1%
35 - 54:
27.7%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
17.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.0%
5.0%
89.4%
89.4%
30.7%
30.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Methuen
USA
$43,551
$43,551
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Methuen
USA
$93,681
$93,681
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Finance
Public Service
Transportation
Other
Wholesale
18.8%
18.8%
12.9%
12.9%
10.8%
10.8%
7.5%
7.5%
7.4%
7.4%
7.0%
7.0%
6.7%
6.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
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
58.0%
58.0%
29.9%
29.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.0%
4.0%
3.1%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
French
English
French Canadian
Polish
German
Lebanese
Portuguese
Haitian
Scottish
European
Greek
Lithuanian
African
Russian
Swedish
Norwegian
Moroccan
Canadian
14.3%
14.3%
13.7%
13.7%
6.8%
6.8%
6.3%
6.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Arabic
Vietnamese
Langs. of India
Portuguese
Other Asian languages
Italian
Chinese
French Creole
Urdu
African languages
Native American languages
Serbo-Croatian
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
62.9%
62.9%
25.8%
25.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
1.1%
1.1%
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

23.1%