Woburn

Population & Demographics

Woburn, MA

Woburn is home to 41,939 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,688 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
41,939
people
Population

41,939 residents

Median age 39.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Woburn population & demographics

Who lives in Woburn — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
41,939
Median age
39.3yrs
Median household income
$111,185
Median home value
$673,500
Median gross rent
$2,221/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
46.5%
Poverty rate
7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Woburn

How Woburn breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White71.7%
Hispanic or Latino8.1%
Asian8.0%
Two or more races6.2%
Black4.4%
Some other race1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Woburn

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Woburn.

Woburn at a glance
Employed Residents
22,688
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Woburn proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Woburn commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Woburn

22,688 commutes, one dot at a time

Woburn

Where 22,688 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Woburn, by worker count.

1Boston11.7 mi3,925
2Woburn0.0 mi3,371
3Cambridge7.9 mi1,500
4Burlington2.7 mi1,094
5Waltham8.3 mi752
6Lexington4.7 mi608
7Winchester2.3 mi559
8Wilmington5.2 mi533

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Woburn.

1Woburn0.0 mi3,371
2Boston11.7 mi2,849
3Lowell13.5 mi1,501
4Lawrence15.1 mi1,310
5Lynn10.2 mi1,230
6Malden6.1 mi839
7Medford5.2 mi823
8Peabody10.3 mi785

Top industries

The sectors that employ Woburn’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services15.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services13.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.5%
COConstruction9.5%
MFManufacturing8.7%
WSWholesale Trade8.2%
RTRetail Trade7.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Woburn

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Woburn

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