Methuen is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 53,455 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Methuen is the 26th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in Methuen are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.

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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Methuen citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.51% of adults in Methuen have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Methuen in 2022 was $44,678, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,712 for a family of four. However, Methuen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Methuen is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Methuen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Methuen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Methuen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Methuen include Irish, Italian, English, French, and French Canadian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Methuen's cultural character, accounting for 24.01% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Methuen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.