Lexington vs Woburn

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

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

Woburn has the higher population (41,205 vs 34,085 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median household income ($219,402 vs $107,754 in Woburn). Lexington has the higher median home value ($1,147,900 vs $641,800 in Woburn).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Woburn
Population	34,085	41,205
Median age	46.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$219,402	$107,754
Median home value	$1,147,900	$641,800
Median gross rent	$2,816	$2,190
Housing units	12,672	16,982
Homeownership rate	81.0%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.0%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Woburn
Population	33,340 → 34,085 (+2.2%)	40,304 → 41,205 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$186,201 → $219,402 (+17.8%)	$91,022 → $107,754 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$889,700 → $1,147,900 (+29.0%)	$453,900 → $641,800 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,475 → $2,816 (+13.8%)	$1,632 → $2,190 (+34.2%)

Lexington

Population

33,34034,085

Median household income

$186,201$219,402

Median home value

$889,700$1,147,900

Median gross rent

$2,475$2,816

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)

	Lexington	Woburn
Under 5	3.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.8%	12.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	4.2%	16.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	19.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.0%
75 and over	9.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Woburn
White (non-Hispanic)	56.1%	74.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	32.9%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Woburn
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	4.5%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	58.8%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Woburn
Drove alone	54.1%	68.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.3%
Public transit	5.7%	3.7%
Walked	2.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	31.6%	15.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Woburn
1-unit, detached	73.4%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	9.3%
20 or more units	7.3%	16.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Woburn
Poverty rate	4.3%	7.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1964	1970