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01844

Methuen, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
53,420
Median household income
$113,212
People below poverty
7.9%
Median home value
$499,800

Income

The median income of households in 01844 was $113,212. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 5.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.6
$35,000 to $49,999 7.6
$50,000 to $74,999 10.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6
$100,000 to $149,999 21.3
$150,000 to $199,999 16.2
$200,000 or more 17.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 78498
Female 64914

An estimated 80% of households received earnings. An estimated 33% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,090. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80
Social Security 33
Retirement income 24.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 5.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.3

In 2020-2024, 16.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01844 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.4% and public coverage was 39%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.5%.


In 2020-2024, 01844 had a total population of 53,420 - 27,642 (51.7%) females and 25,778 (48.3%) males. The median age was 39.9 years. An estimated 21.3% of the population was under 18 years, 33.2% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01844 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1070 1587
5 to 9 1502 1582
10 to 14 1520 2161
15 to 19 1860 1439
20 to 24 1664 1778
25 to 29 1646 1821
30 to 34 2220 1689
35 to 39 1485 1726
40 to 44 2114 1594
45 to 49 1646 2104
50 to 54 1679 1739
55 to 59 1841 1732
60 to 64 1562 1453
65 to 69 1522 1653
70 to 74 1041 1341
75 to 79 754 878
80 to 84 366 485
85 and over 286 880

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56.9% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 2.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.9% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 33.2% of the people in 01844 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.3% of the people in 01844 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,673 households in 01844. The average household size was 2.83 people.

Married-couple households made up 51% of the households in 01844 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.4% of all households, while 14% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.9% of all households.

In 01844, 34.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.6% of males and 47.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.1 31.9
Now married, except separated 49.6 47.8
Separated 2.6 0.9
Widowed 2.4 7.6
Divorced 9.4 11.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01844, 1,452 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 76% of the people living in 01844 were U.S. natives. 62.1% of the 01844 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 24% of 01844 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01844 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01844.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 67.4
Asia 19
Europe 7.8
Africa 5.1
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01844 in 2020-2024, 39.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 26.4% of people at least five years old; 14.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 26.4
Other Indo-European languages 7.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.4
Other languages 3.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 01844 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.2
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01844 was 13,205 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 631 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,016. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,558.

Educational Attainment of People in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.4
High school diploma or equivalency 29.7
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 11

Disability

In 01844, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01844, 65.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 23,942 84.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,199 11.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,198 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01844 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 7.4
Manufacturing 12.7
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.1
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01844 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,301 39.9
Service occupations 4,826 17
Sales and office occupations 6,102 21.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,328 8.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,800 13.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.1% of 01844 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.1
Walked 1
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 12.2

In 2020-2024, 01844 had a total of 19,173 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 33.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 33.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

6.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01844 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 63.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01844 had 18,673 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 500 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.3% while renters occupied 27.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.97 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.46.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 24.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01844:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01844 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 66.8
Electricity 13.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 17.9
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01844 was $499,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,479 and for owners without a mortgage it was $991.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01844 was $1,749. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.