Population

54,584

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$499,700

Owner-occupied units

Methuen, MA

Massachusetts · 42.743° N, 71.179° W · 22 sq mi

Methuen is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 54,584 and about 2,457 residents per square mile. The median household earns $113,310 a year, and the median home is worth $499,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

22 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,457

People per square mile

Rank by population

#812

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#603

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$113,310

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,749

Per month

Homeownership

72.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.7 min

One way

People

Median age

39.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

23.9%

Households

18,691

2.83 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 17^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 159^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 39^/yr

Days above 90° 13^/yr

Below freezing 112^/yr

Annual rainfall 50.2ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 20°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.7^%

Manufacturing 12.7^%

Professional & business services 12.6^%

Retail trade 10.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

Compare Methuen with

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Peabody, MA18 mi · 55,953
Manchester, NH21 mi · 116,818
Lynn, MA22 mi · 104,236
Malden, MA22 mi · 66,370