Woburn

Population: 41,205
Median household income: $107,754
Median home value: $641,800

Woburn is a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to 41,205 residents. Its median household income of $107,754 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Woburn's population grew 2.2% from 40,304 to 41,205, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $453,900 to $641,800.

The median gross rent is $2,190. 47.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,205
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $107,754
Median home value: $641,800
Median gross rent: $2,190
Housing units: 16,982
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,304	$91,022	$453,900	$1,632
2020	40,297	$92,084	$486,600	$1,763
2021	40,967	$95,184	$528,200	$1,843
2022	40,992	$104,780	$612,500	$2,131
2023	41,205	$107,754	$641,800	$2,190

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,327	5.6%
5 to 17	4,962	12.0%
18 to 24	4,177	10.1%
25 to 34	6,749	16.4%
35 to 44	5,137	12.5%
45 to 54	5,501	13.4%
55 to 64	5,907	14.3%
65 to 74	3,699	9.0%
75 and over	2,746	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,564	74.2%
Black or African American	2,423	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	3,365	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	65	0.2%
Some other race	499	1.2%
Two or more races	1,847	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,420	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree19.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,679	5.6%
High school graduate	7,730	26.0%
Some college or associate's	6,251	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	8,163	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,916	19.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit3.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,790	68.9%
Carpooled	2,136	9.3%
Public transit	841	3.7%
Walked	336	1.5%
Bicycle	38	0.2%
Worked from home	3,464	15.1%
Other means	305	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,045	25.9%
15 to 29 min	6,964	35.8%
30 to 44 min	4,105	21.1%
45 to 59 min	1,657	8.5%
60+ min	1,675	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 7.8% (3,193 of 40,968)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,639	65.0%
Nonfamily households	5,721	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,360	96.3%
Vacant	622	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,429	57.6%
Renter-occupied	6,931	42.4%

1-unit, detached48.2%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units16.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,189	48.2%
1-unit, attached	1,495	8.8%
2 to 4 units	2,844	16.7%
5 to 19 units	1,584	9.3%
20 or more units	2,852	16.8%
Mobile home & other	18	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2581035
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 42.4887, -71.1544