Arlington vs Woburn

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and Woburn: population, income, housing, and more.

Arlington and Woburn are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arlington has the higher population (46,015 vs 41,205 in Woburn). Arlington has the higher median household income ($141,440 vs $107,754 in Woburn). Arlington has the higher median home value ($885,000 vs $641,800 in Woburn).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Woburn
Population	46,015	41,205
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$141,440	$107,754
Median home value	$885,000	$641,800
Median gross rent	$2,043	$2,190
Housing units	20,599	16,982
Homeownership rate	60.6%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Woburn
Population	45,304 → 46,015 (+1.6%)	40,304 → 41,205 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$108,389 → $141,440 (+30.5%)	$91,022 → $107,754 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$642,200 → $885,000 (+37.8%)	$453,900 → $641,800 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,730 → $2,043 (+18.1%)	$1,632 → $2,190 (+34.2%)

Arlington

Population

45,30446,015

Median household income

$108,389$141,440

Median home value

$642,200$885,000

Median gross rent

$1,730$2,043

Woburn

Population

40,30441,205

Median household income

$91,022$107,754

Median home value

$453,900$641,800

Median gross rent

$1,632$2,190

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Woburn
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.0%
75 and over	7.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Woburn
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	74.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	12.1%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Woburn
No high school diploma	2.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	10.8%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	43.8%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Woburn
Drove alone	45.8%	68.9%
Carpooled	3.4%	9.3%
Public transit	12.5%	3.7%
Walked	2.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	30.5%	15.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Woburn
1-unit, detached	38.2%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	30.3%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	9.3%
20 or more units	13.8%	16.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Woburn
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1943	1970