Lawrence vs Methuen

A side-by-side comparison of Lawrence and Methuen: population, income, housing, and more.

Lawrence and Methuen are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lawrence has the higher population (88,297 vs 53,043 in Methuen). Methuen has the higher median household income ($103,270 vs $57,903 in Lawrence). Methuen has the higher median home value ($472,200 vs $393,500 in Lawrence).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Methuen
Population	88,297	53,043
Median age	32.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,903	$103,270
Median home value	$393,500	$472,200
Median gross rent	$1,569	$1,610
Housing units	31,929	19,511
Homeownership rate	30.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Methuen
Population	79,942 → 88,297 (+10.5%)	—
Median household income	$44,613 → $57,903 (+29.8%)	—
Median home value	$271,100 → $393,500 (+45.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,145 → $1,569 (+37.0%)	—

Lawrence

Population

79,94288,297

Median household income

$44,613$57,903

Median home value

$271,100$393,500

Median gross rent

$1,145$1,569

Methuen

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	Methuen
Under 5	7.8%	—
5 to 17	19.1%	—
18 to 24	10.7%	—
25 to 34	16.0%	—
35 to 44	13.2%	—
45 to 54	12.2%	—
55 to 64	10.9%	—
65 to 74	6.0%	—
75 and over	4.0%	—

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Methuen
White (non-Hispanic)	12.6%	—
Black or African American	2.1%	—
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	—
Asian	1.7%	—
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	—
Some other race	0.6%	—
Two or more races	0.8%	—
Hispanic or Latino	82.3%	—

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	Methuen
No high school diploma	27.2%	—
High school graduate	34.9%	—
Some college or associate's	21.5%	—
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	—
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Methuen
Drove alone	67.2%	—
Carpooled	13.6%	—
Public transit	3.6%	—
Walked	3.0%	—
Bicycle	0.4%	—
Worked from home	5.7%	—
Other means	6.5%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Methuen
1-unit, detached	19.8%	—
1-unit, attached	7.7%	—
2 to 4 units	44.4%	—
5 to 19 units	12.1%	—
20 or more units	15.7%	—
Mobile home & other	0.2%	—

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	Methuen
Poverty rate	18.2%	—
Average household size	2.82	—
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1947	—