Woburn is a city of 41,939 people in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The typical home is worth $673,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $2,221 a month. There are 3,315 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $111,185, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Woburn
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.7% → 46.5%(+22.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants61.1% → 55.7%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share95.4% → 71.7%(−23.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Woburn's population equals 2.6% of Middlesex County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.1%(184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(213)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(519)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(83)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,303 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Woburn, decade by decade
Woburn population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,943
$102,433
$411,612
23.7%
11.1
2000
37,258
$100,003
$396,210
29.5%
25.4
2010
38,120
$102,225
$547,232
32.3%
40.5
2020
40,876
$111,609
$589,778
47.1%
57.0
2024
41,939
$111,185
$673,500
46.5%
58.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
