ZIP 01844 · Methuen
Who lives in ZIP code 01844 (Methuen, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Methuen, MA · Essex County
uszips 2026
People53,420
Median age39.9
Household income$113,212
Home value$500,102
Median rent$1,749/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+31.0%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 933 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,673
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 78.7% are adults.
Household income
54.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,500.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
33.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.7%
- Never married
- 33.9%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 65.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.3%
- Rent burden
- 35.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 6.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.