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Methuen, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $476,857 (it was $156,100 in 2000)
Methuen:

$476,857
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $349,725 - $596,970

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $501,504
Here:

$501,504
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $631,947
Here:

$631,947
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $479,416
Here:

$479,416
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $364,240
Here:

$364,240
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,071
Here:

$219,071
State:

$555,768

Total population: 49,112 (Urban population: 43,789, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 20,051 (19,230 occupied: 14,271 owner occupied, 5,013 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

38%

Housing density: 895 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $344,614.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,407 (lower quartile is $681, upper quartile is $1,774)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,025


Median gross rent in Methuen, MA in 2022: $1,623

Housing units in Methuen with a mortgage: 9,824 (1,207 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 1,047 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 455

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $126,479

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,406

Median monthly housing costs: $1,759

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Methuen, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1971

Median year apartment built: 1958

Household type by relationship:

Households: 52,855
  • Male householders: 8,949 (1,620 living alone), Female householders: 10,109 (2,819 living alone)
  • 9,887 spouses (9,753 opposite-sex spouses), 1,474 unmarried partners, (1,394 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,922 children (15,715 natural, 450 adopted, 756 stepchildren), 1,308 grandchildren, 629 brothers or sisters, 1,164 parents, 57 foster children, 888 other relatives, 926 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 537

Size of family households: 4,899 2-persons, 3,340 3-persons, 3,209 4-persons, 1,551 5-persons, 389 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,783 1-person, 813 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

6,133 married couples with children.
3,455 single-parent households (1,023 men, 2,432 women).

61.6% of residents of Methuen speak English at home.
26.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,970 (24.5%)
(66.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 51no bedroom
  • 2701 bedroom
  • 2,9482 bedrooms
  • 7,3913 bedrooms
  • 2,9834 bedrooms
  • 6285+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 272no bedroom
  • 1,3891 bedroom
  • 2,0942 bedrooms
  • 9343 bedrooms
  • 2344 bedrooms
  • 905+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Methuen in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Methuen in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 362no vehicle
  • 3,6661 vehicle
  • 5,8882 vehicles
  • 2,7443 vehicles
  • 9974 vehicles
  • 6155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Methuen in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Methuen in renter-occupied apartments
  • 759no vehicle
  • 2,8821 vehicle
  • 1,1042 vehicles
  • 1723 vehicles
  • 864 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 511 room
  • 572 rooms
  • 3003 rooms
  • 1,4074 rooms
  • 2,8865 rooms
  • 2,8646 rooms
  • 2,8237 rooms
  • 1,8678 rooms
  • 2,0169+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 2581 room
  • 2862 rooms
  • 1,2703 rooms
  • 1,3344 rooms
  • 6745 rooms
  • 7616 rooms
  • 2287 rooms
  • 788 rooms
  • 1269+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Methuen, MA
Methuen city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Methuen, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Methuen, MA in 2022
  • 719Less than $10,000
  • 1,289$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,128$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,009$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,046$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,039$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,530$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,337$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,321$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,783$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,438$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,620$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Methuen, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Methuen, MA in 2022
  • 522Less than $10,000
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 66$25,000 to $29,999
  • 16$30,000 to $34,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 39$40,000 to $49,999
  • 39$50,000 to $59,999
  • 38$60,000 to $69,999
  • 113$100,000 to $124,999
  • 22$125,000 to $149,999
  • 67$150,000 to $174,999
  • 91$175,000 to $199,999
  • 582$200,000 to $249,999
  • 650$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,801$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,281$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,453$500,000 to $749,999
  • 548$750,000 to $999,999
  • 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 75$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Methuen, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Methuen, MA in 2022
  • 35Less than $100
  • 177$100 to $149
  • 65$150 to $199
  • 40$200 to $249
  • 238$250 to $299
  • 156$300 to $349
  • 83$350 to $399
  • 133$400 to $449
  • 57$450 to $499
  • 3$550 to $599
  • 85$600 to $649
  • 47$650 to $699
  • 25$700 to $749
  • 69$750 to $799
  • 71$800 to $899
  • 74$900 to $999
  • 596$1,000 to $1,249
  • 722$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,395$1,500 to $1,999
  • 393$2,000 to $2,499
  • 86$2,500 to $2,999
  • 17$3,000 to $3,499
  • 274No cash rent
Work and jobs in Methuen: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,520 (12.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 585
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,379
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,407
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,032
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,357
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,583
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,639
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 771
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,184
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,566
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,430
  • 90 or more minutes: 679
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Methuen

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,899 (67.3%)
  • Carpooled: 899 (5.1%)
  • Bus: 111 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 799 (4.5%)
  • Walked: 544 (3.1%)
  • Worked at home: 3,520 (19.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 6.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 2.9%Females
Races in Methuen detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 3,3752010 or later
  • 3,5922000 to 2009
  • 2,4981990 to 1999
  • 1,4261980 to 1989
  • 8881970 to 1979
  • 1,054Before 1970
Ancestries in Methuen, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 3,272 (11.3%)
  • Irish: 2,265 (7.8%)
  • Haitian: 1,078 (3.7%)
  • French Canadian: 839 (2.9%)
  • French: 832 (2.9%)
  • English: 736 (2.5%)
  • Lebanese: 712 (2.5%)
  • American: 635 (2.2%)
  • Portuguese: 483 (1.7%)
  • German: 476 (1.6%)
  • Polish: 393 (1.4%)
  • European: 362 (1.2%)
  • Moroccan: 355 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 226 (0.8%)
  • Greek: 164 (0.6%)
  • Brazilian: 159 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 108 (0.4%)
  • African: 107 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 92 (0.3%)
  • Kenyan: 63 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 56 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 52 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 51 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 50 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 43 (0.1%)
  • Cape Verdean: 28 (0.10%)
  • Ukrainian: 26 (0.09%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 23 (0.08%)
  • Scandinavian: 20 (0.07%)
  • Iranian: 18 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 13 (0.04%)
  • Swiss: 13 (0.04%)
  • British: 12 (0.04%)
  • Latvian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 6 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic
Methuen:

42.3% (5,308)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Haiti
Methuen:

7.1% (891)
Massachusetts:

4.9% (60,432)

India
Methuen:

6.1% (763)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Ecuador
Methuen:

5.0% (632)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (11,727)

Guatemala
Methuen:

4.6% (571)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (32,733)

Lebanon
Methuen:

4.1% (513)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,064)

Vietnam
Methuen:

2.9% (369)
Massachusetts:

3.0% (37,197)

Morocco
Methuen:

2.5% (311)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,562)

Portugal
Methuen:

2.1% (261)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

El Salvador
Methuen:

1.9% (234)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (45,667)

Honduras
Methuen:

1.8% (230)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,563)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 32,636
  • Other state: 5,486
  • Northeast: 3,727
  • Midwest: 470
  • South: 830
  • West: 458

90.7% of Methuen residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74.3% lived in Massachusetts.


Methuen:

90.7%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 560
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 57
  • 5th and 6th grade: 167
  • 7th and 8th grade: 260
  • 9th grade: 337
  • 10th grade: 140
  • 11th grade: 57
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 503
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,710
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,533
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,701
  • Associate degree: 1,163
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,522
  • Master's degree: 1,621
  • Professional school degree: 243
  • Doctorate degree: 131
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 385
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 239
  • 5th and 6th grade: 194
  • 7th and 8th grade: 322
  • 9th grade: 203
  • 10th grade: 127
  • 11th grade: 141
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 405
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,789
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,571
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,458
  • Associate degree: 1,868
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,638
  • Master's degree: 1,817
  • Professional school degree: 137
  • Doctorate degree: 226
Educational Attainment for Females
Methuen marital status for males
Methuen marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,151
  • One, attached: 1,570
  • Two: 1,717
  • 3 or 4: 1,697
  • 5 to 9: 950
  • 10 to 19: 893
  • 20 to 49: 685
  • 50 or more: 357
  • Mobile homes: 27
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Methuen
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Methuen, MA
  • 66.4%Utility gas
  • 19.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.6%Electricity
  • 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Methuen, MA
  • 65.5%Utility gas
  • 22.2%Electricity
  • 7.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 925
Here:

18.5%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 451
Here:

14.5%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 681
Here:

29.3%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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