Demographics of Methuen city, Massachusetts

Methuen city, Massachusetts had 54,584 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,609 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Methuen city, in four figures

54,584
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 53,475 ±40.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,609 people.; 39.9 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,310 ±$6,977
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Methuen city, Massachusetts's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Methuen city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Methuen city, Massachusetts's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Methuen city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	52,975	100.0	100.0
2021	52,894	99.8	100.2
2022	53,447	100.9	100.7
2023	54,210	102.3	101.6
2024	54,663	103.2	102.5
2025	54,584	103.0	103.1

Population of Methuen city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	52,975	—
2021	52,894	−81
2022	53,447	+553
2023	54,210	+763
2024	54,663	+453
2025	54,584	−79

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±1.7: for men 39.7 ±2.2 and for women 40.1 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Methuen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	2,657 ±480	5.0% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,747 ±801	16.4% ±1.5	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,777 ±591	8.9% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,295 ±913	26.7% ±1.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,793 ±897	25.8% ±1.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,206 ±679	17.2% ±1.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,310 ±$6,977, and income per person $46,042 ±$2,277, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Methuen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	2,339 ±411	12.5% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,091 ±405	11.2% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,034 ±376	10.9% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,972 ±308	10.6% ±1.6	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,983 ±528	21.3% ±2.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,027 ±416	16.2% ±2.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,245 ±393	17.4% ±2.0	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Methuen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	4,162 ±734	7.9% ±1.4	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	836 ±263	7.4% ±2.3	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,838 ±387	6.2% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,488 ±339	12.5% ±2.7	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Methuen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Methuen city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	19,191 ±510	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.4% ±1.0	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.6% ±1.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±2.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±2.3	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$499,700 ±$16,529	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,749 ±$91	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±3	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Methuen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,722 ±1,645	33.1% ±3.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,032 ±1,786	54.3% ±3.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,439 ±848	4.6% ±1.6	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,525 ±678	4.7% ±1.3	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	264 ±129	0.5% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,491 ±431	2.8% ±0.8	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Methuen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	33,201 ±1,114	62.1% ±2.1	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,463 ±831	10.2% ±1.6	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,004 ±367	3.7% ±0.7	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,807 ±1,299	23.9% ±2.4	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,332 ±935	15.6% ±1.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,475 ±849	8.4% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Methuen city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

26th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Methuen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Revere city	60,012 ±53
Medford city	59,354 ±38
Weymouth Town city	58,505 ±33
Chicopee city	55,295 ±43
Peabody city	54,695 ±38
Methuen city	53,475 ±40
Everett city	50,045 ±33
Barnstable Town city	49,568 ±34
Attleboro city	46,762 ±55
Arlington CDP	46,350 ±40
Salem city	44,795 ±33

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Methuen city, Massachusetts

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Massachusetts by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 18 Places in Massachusetts by foreign-born share
No. 37 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 65 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 86 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 113 Places in Massachusetts by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026