Methuen, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	43,789	100.0

Male	20,967	47.9
Female	22,822	52.1

Under 5 years	2,749	6.3
5 to 9 years	3,137	7.2
10 to 14 years	3,192	7.3
15 to 19 years	2,718	6.2
20 to 24 years	2,232	5.1
25 to 34 years	5,962	13.6
35 to 44 years	7,625	17.4
45 to 54 years	5,908	13.5
55 to 59 years	2,058	4.7
60 to 64 years	1,489	3.4
65 to 74 years	3,089	7.1
75 to 84 years	2,728	6.2
85 years and over	902	2.1

Median age (years)	37.5	(X)

18 years and over	32,958	75.3
Male	15,337	35.0
Female	17,621	40.2
21 years and over	31,543	72.0
62 years and over	7,591	17.3
65 years and over	6,719	15.3
Male	2,539	5.8
Female	4,180	9.5

RACE
One race	42,990	98.2
White	39,126	89.4
Black or African American	591	1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	97	0.2
Asian	1,040	2.4
Asian Indian	265	0.6
Chinese	154	0.4
Filipino	32	0.1
Japanese	19	0.0
Korean	177	0.4
Vietnamese	277	0.6
Other Asian ¹	116	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	2,131	4.9
Two or more races	799	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	39,819	90.9
Black or African American	770	1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	193	0.4
Asian	1,168	2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	31	0.1
Some other race	2,629	6.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	43,789	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,221	9.6
Mexican	70	0.2
Puerto Rican	1,691	3.9
Cuban	73	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,387	5.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,568	90.4
White alone	37,561	85.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	43,789	100.0
In households	43,306	98.9
Householder	16,532	37.8
Spouse	8,815	20.1
Child	13,889	31.7
Own child under 18 years	10,008	22.9
Other relatives	2,352	5.4
Under 18 years	674	1.5
Nonrelatives	1,718	3.9
Unmarried partner	854	2.0
In group quarters	483	1.1
Institutionalized population	319	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	164	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	16,532	100.0
Family households (families)	11,541	69.8
With own children under 18 years	5,478	33.1
Married-couple family	8,815	53.3
With own children under 18 years	4,142	25.1
Female householder, no husband present	2,020	12.2
With own children under 18 years	1,061	6.4
Nonfamily households	4,991	30.2
Householder living alone	4,181	25.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,917	11.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,885	35.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,696	28.4

Average household size	2.62	(X)
Average family size	3.17	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	16,885	100.0
Occupied housing units	16,532	97.9
Vacant housing units	353	2.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	37	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	16,532	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,881	71.9
Renter-occupied housing units	4,651	28.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.79	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.19	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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