Methuen, Massachusetts demographics

Methuen, MA demographics: median age 39.9; 31.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Methuen city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2540675. The survey estimates a population of 53,475 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Methuen is 39.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 18,691 households (±534). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.9 ±1.7	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	11,404 ±934	21.3% ±1.7 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	12,153 ±887	22.7% ±1.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	20,712 ±1,096	38.7% ±2.0 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	9,206 ±679	17.2% ±1.3 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	25,805 ±815	48.3% ±1.5 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	27,670 ±812	51.7% ±1.5 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	30,432 ±1,916	56.9% ±3.6 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,631 ±869	4.9% ±1.6 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	217 ±229 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,616 ±688	4.9% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,786 ±1,558	18.3% ±2.9 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,793 ±1,227	14.6% ±2.3 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,753 ±1,643	66.9% ±3.1 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17,722 ±1,645	33.1% ±3.1 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,523 ±493	50.9% ±2.2 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,330 ±350	7.1% ±1.9 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,731 ±383	14.6% ±2.0 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,259 ±550	22.8% ±2.9 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	848 ±217	4.5% ±1.2 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,407 ±343	34.3% ±1.6 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	12,284 ±702	65.7% ±3.3 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,259 ±550	22.8% ±2.9 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,500 ±550	29.4% ±2.8 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,308 ±377	17.7% ±2.0 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,258 ±413	17.4% ±2.2 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,490 ±300	8.0% ±1.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	596 ±207	3.2% ±1.1 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	280 ±115	1.5% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	40,668 ±1,299	76.1% ±2.4 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	12,807 ±1,299	23.9% ±2.4 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 50,818
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	30,622 ±1,701	60.3% ±3.3 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	13,403 ±1,485	26.4% ±2.9 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,387 ±721 · low precision	2.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	25 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	226 ±211 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,276 ±710	4.5% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	25 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	154 ±109 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	745 ±322	1.5% ±0.6 pp	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	53 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	242 ±136 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	1,204 ±438	2.4% ±0.9 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	456 ±274 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 37,294
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,252 ±540	11.4% ±1.4 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,058 ±808	29.7% ±2.1 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,320 ±701	19.6% ±1.8 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,090 ±493	8.3% ±1.3 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,467 ±607	20.0% ±1.6 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,107 ±565	11.0% ±1.5 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 53,058
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	48,920 ±845	92.2% ±1.6 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,704 ±747	5.1% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	936 ±366	1.8% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	385 ±313 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	113 ±89 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.3% of Methuen residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 92.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Methuen	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.3% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.2% ±1.2 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±0.7 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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