Methuen, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Methuen, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	43,789	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	methuen

Methuen, Massachusetts Population

	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
Male	20,967	47.88%	49.06%
Female	22,822	52.12%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.5		35.3

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	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	32,958	75.27%	74.31%
21 years and over	31,543	72.03%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,591	17.34%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,719	15.34%	12.43%

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	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
White	39,126	89.35%	75.14%
Black or African American	591	1.35%	12.32%
Asian	1,040	2.38%	3.64%
Some other race	2,233	5.1%	5.46%
Two or more races	799	1.82%	2.43%

Methuen, Massachusetts Housing

	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	16,532		105,480,101
Family households (families)	11,541	69.81%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,991	30.19%	31.94%

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	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	16,885		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	353	2.09%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	16,532	97.91%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,881	70.36%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,651	27.55%	30.77%

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	Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	101	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	679	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,520	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,338	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,958	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	459	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	22	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	159,000	119,600

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	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,243	13.57%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,506	27.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,476	14.98%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,772	16.77%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,794	10.85%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,741	16.58%	9.65%

Methuen, Massachusetts Education

	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,548		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	693	6.0%	6.47%
Kindergarten	763	6.61%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,202	45.05%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,400	20.78%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,490	21.56%	22.81%

Methuen, Massachusetts Economy

	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	33,991		217,168,077
In labor force	21,748	63.98%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	21,743	63.97%	63.39%
- - Employed	20,810	61.22%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	933	2.74%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	5	0.01%	0.53%
Not in labor force	12,243	36.02%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,079	53.19%	51.66%
In labor force	10,503	30.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	10,503	30.9%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,999	29.42%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,244	9.54%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,924		12,787,501

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	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	16,527		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,427	8.63%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	875	5.29%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,618	9.79%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,737	10.51%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,663	16.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,611	21.85%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,384	14.42%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,628	9.85%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	376	2.28%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	208	1.26%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	49,627		41,994

	Methuen, Massachusetts	%, Methuen, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	12,718	37.42%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	61,419		56,604
With Social Security income	5,143	15.13%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,111		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	748	2.2%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,184		6,320
With public assistance income	464	1.37%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,335		3,032
With retirement income	3,291	9.68%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,509		17,376

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