Living in Methuen School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 17,907 households are located in Methuen School District area. Among them, 5,918 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.26 people. The total number of children in the region is 15,907 and 12,219 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (3,610) of residents are non-citizens and 35% (17,269) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Methuen School District, Massachusetts
Household	17,907
Population	49,827
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,918 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,907
Total Students	12,219
Pre-Kindergarten	673
Kindergarten	815
Grade 1-8	4,323
Grade 9-12	3,285
College/Graduate School	3,123
Veterans	39,725
Non-citizen	3,610
Non-English Home Language	17,269
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

41,418 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,976 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,937 people are in civilian labor force and 39 are in armed labor force. 27,210 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Methuen School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,676	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,280	83.52%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,338	8.76%
Public transportation	386	1.45%
Walked	303	1.14%
Other method	514	1.93%
Worked from home	855	3.21%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,210	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,203	33.82%
Service	5,505	20.23%
Sales and office	6,305	23.17%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,197	8.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,000	14.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,210	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	44	0.16%
Construction	1,567	5.76%
Manufacturing	3,536	13.00%
Wholesale trade	630	2.32%
Retail trade	3,482	12.80%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,264	4.65%
Information	569	2.09%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,359	4.99%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,115	11.45%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,396	23.51%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,473	9.09%
Other services, except public administration	1,387	5.10%
Public administration	1,388	5.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,210	-
Private wage and salary workers	22,674	83.33%
Government workers	3,276	12.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,253	4.60%
Unpaid family workers	7	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $96,043 for the 17,907 households in Methuen School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $38,447. 47,918 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.92%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,907	-
Less than $10,000	674	3.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	713	3.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,410	7.87%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,145	6.39%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,856	10.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,927	16.35%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,244	12.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,598	20.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,855	10.36%
More than $200,000	1,485	8.29%
Median Household Income	$77,484	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$96,043	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,070	-
Less than $10,000	243	1.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	285	2.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	681	5.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	694	5.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,324	10.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,065	15.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,853	14.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,035	23.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,565	11.97%
More than $200,000	1,325	10.14%

Median Family Income	$90,201	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$106,553	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,447	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,447	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,447	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	49,956	-
With health insurance coverage	47,918	95.92%
Public coverage	19,823	39.68%
Private health insurance	35,291	70.64%
Without health insurance coverage	2,038	4.08%

Housing

There are 18,700 housing units in Methuen School District area, Massachusetts with 17,907 units (95.76%) occupied. 12,859 houses (71.81%) are occupied by owner and 5,048 houses (28.19%) are rented. The average housing value is $333,200 and the average rental cost is $1,233. 168 houses (0.90%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,409 houses (28.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,700	-
Occupied	17,907	95.76%
Owner Occupied	12,859	71.81%
Renter Occupied	5,048	28.19%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,328	60.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,290	6.90%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,017	32.18%
Mobile Homes	65	0.35%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,700	-
Built 2014 or later	168	0.90%
Built 2010 - 2013	553	2.96%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,559	8.34%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,975	10.56%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,424	12.96%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,596	13.88%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,030	10.86%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,986	10.62%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,409	28.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,700	-
1 room	224	1.20%
2 rooms	387	2.07%
3 rooms	1,377	7.36%
4 rooms	2,679	14.33%
5 rooms	3,059	16.36%
6 rooms	4,077	21.80%
7 rooms	3,297	17.63%
8 rooms	1,938	10.36%
9 rooms or more	1,662	8.89%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,700	-
no bedroom	252	1.35%
1 bedroom	1,598	8.55%
2 bedrooms	4,819	25.77%
3 bedrooms	8,322	44.50%
4 bedrooms	3,025	16.18%
5 bedrooms or more	684	3.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,859	-
Less than $50,000	250	1.94%
$50,000 - $99,999	112	0.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	147	1.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	695	5.40%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,618	28.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,722	52.27%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,254	9.75%
$1,000,000 or more	61	0.47%
Median House Value	$333,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,759	-
Less than $500	732	15.38%
$500 - $999	649	13.64%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,304	48.41%
$1,500 - $1,999	799	16.79%
$2,000 - $2,499	196	4.12%
$2,500 - $2,999	51	1.07%
$3,000 or more	28	0.59%
Median Rental Costs	$1,233	-

Demographic

A total of 50,282 people lives in Methuen School District area, Massachusetts with 24,172 male and 26,110 female. The males to female ratio is 48.07 to 51.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	50,282	-
Male	24,172	48.07%
Female	26,110	51.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,282	-
Under 5 years	2,389	4.75%
5 - 9 years	2,773	5.51%
10 - 14 years	2,813	5.59%
15 - 19 years	4,048	8.05%
20 - 24 years	3,509	6.98%
25 - 34 years	5,439	10.82%
35 - 44 years	7,104	14.13%
45 - 54 years	7,472	14.86%
55 - 59 years	3,584	7.13%
60 - 64 years	3,131	6.23%
65 - 74 years	4,769	9.48%
75 - 84 years	2,213	4.40%
85 years and older	1,038	2.06%
Median Age	40.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,282	-
One Race	48,328	96.11%
White	37,487	74.55%
Black or African American	2,158	4.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	135	0.27%
Asian	2,075	4.13%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	6,473	12.87%

Two or more races	1,954	3.89%
White and Black or African American	1,171	2.33%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	272	0.54%
White and Asian	192	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Methuen School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic