Methuen
- Population
- 53,043
- Median household income
- $103,270
- Median home value
- $472,200
Methuen is a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, home to 53,043 residents. Its median household income of $103,270 runs in line with the Essex County figure of $99,431.
30.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.7% of the area's occupied homes.
Demographics
ACS 2019–2023- Population
- 53,043
- Median age
- 40.5 yrs
- Median household income
- $103,270
- Median home value
- $472,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,610
- Housing units
- 19,511
- Homeownership rate
- 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 30.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
Geography
- Place GEOID
- 2540675
- Type (LSAD)
- 25
- Land area
- 22 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.78 sq mi
- Center point
- 42.7426, -71.1787
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- Highest median household income in Massachusetts
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- Highest median gross rent in Massachusetts
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- Oldest by median age in Massachusetts
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- Most college-educated in Massachusetts
- Highest poverty rate in Massachusetts
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- Highest homeownership rate in Massachusetts
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- Longest commutes in Massachusetts
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- Largest households in Massachusetts
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- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Massachusetts
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