COMPARING TWO PLACES
Methuen vs Brookhaven
PLACE A
Methuen, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
Methuen is 553% larger than Brookhaven. Methuen earns more, with a median household income $22,268 higher.
METHUENBROOKHAVENDIFFERENCE
Total population54,5848,362+553% vs Brookhaven
Population density–4,896–
Population growth–3.7%–
Median age39.943.7−3.8
Male48.3%50.5%−2.2 pts
Female51.7%49.5%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born23.9%3.3%+20.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.3%88.5%−34.2 pts
Black4.6%6.3%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.1%2.0%+31.1 pts
Asian4.7%0.3%+4.4 pts
Other3.3%2.8%+0.5 pts
Median household income$113,310$91,042+$22,268
Per capita income$46,042$45,953+$89
Poverty rate7.9%4.1%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.345+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%33.0%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree11.0%15.4%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.5%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation69.5%70.3%−0.9 pts
Median home value$499,700$284,700+$215,000
Median gross rent$1,749$1,487+$262
Owner-occupied72.3%84.9%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%4.0%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%42.7%+2.7 pts
Average commute27.727.2+0.5
Worked from home12.2%12.0%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.3%+0.8 pts
Uninsured3.3%3.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 2024 – 2025