Methuen is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 43,789 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Methuen is the 28th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Methuen is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Methuen is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Methuen who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.73%), sales jobs (10.41%), and management occupations (7.92%).

Also of interest is that Methuen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the nice things about Methuen is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in Methuen choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the train.

Methuen Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Methuen is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.98% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Methuen in 2000 was $22,305, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,220 for a family of four.

The people who call Methuen home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Methuen is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Methuen include Italian, Irish, French Canadian, French, English, Lebanese, German, and Polish.

The languages spoken by people in Methuen are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Methuen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian, and French.