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Methuen, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Methuen, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 47,249. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet METHUEN-MA · Methuen, MA 1 ZIPs · 47,249 pop · #2755/25278 · Essex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $113,212
  • RANK-TOP #2755/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Beverly
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 47,249
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $499,800

Nearest income peer: Beverly, MA ( $8,294 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Methuen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Methuen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Methuen, MA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
47,249
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,212
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $113,212 and home value $499,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Methuen as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Lunenburg is the closest lower-income city and Templeton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Methuen.

Population concentration

Methuen's single ZIP 01844 carries the town

Methuen is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01844 is the entire residential footprint (47,249 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Methuen's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,055 establishments, 15,598 employees , annual payroll $828,278k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01844 (1,055 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (152) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Methuen, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Methuen. See the Essex County roll-up →

Methuen sits in the upper half of Essex County on income: Lynn, Lawrence and Haverhill report less, while Andover, North Andover and Danvers report more. Marblehead marks the far end of that range at $179,583, 59% above Methuen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01844 47,249 $113,212 1,055 821
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Methuen roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Methuen, .