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| Methuen |
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| Population 2002: | 44,638 |
| Population 2000: | 43,789 |
| Population growth: | +849 (+1.94%) |
| Elevation: | 115 feet |
| Land area: | 22.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 11.2% (4.3% Latin America, 3.5% Asia, 2.4% Europe) |
| County: | Essex |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (21.7%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (11.9%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 85.8% |
| Hispanic: | 9.6% |
| Other race: | 4.9% |
| Two or more races: | 1.8% |
| Black: | 1.3% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.6% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 55.4% |
| Never married: | 25.6% |
| Widowed: | 9.0% |
| Divorced: | 8.2% |
| Separated: | 1.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $159,000 |
| Household income: | $49,627 |
| Resident age: | 37.5 years |
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| Methuen Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| Median house value: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 81.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 23.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.3% |
| Unemployed: | 4.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 799 (1802.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 208 (469.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 177.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 138 (311.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 67 (151.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 14 (31.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 5 (11.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 21.9% |
| Irish: | 20.7% |
| French: | 10.5% |
| English: | 9.8% |
| French Canadian: | 8.8% |
| German: | 4.8% |