Demographics of Woburn city, Massachusetts

Woburn city, Massachusetts had 43,962 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,170 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Woburn city, in four figures

43,962
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 41,939 ±26.; +7.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,170 people.; 39.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $111,185 ±$8,940
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Woburn city, Massachusetts's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Woburn city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Woburn city, Massachusetts's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Woburn city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	40,792	100.0	100.0
2021	41,109	100.8	100.2
2022	41,629	102.1	100.7
2023	41,963	102.9	101.6
2024	43,812	107.4	102.5
2025	43,962	107.8	103.1

Population of Woburn city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	40,792	—
2021	41,109	+317
2022	41,629	+520
2023	41,963	+334
2024	43,812	+1,849
2025	43,962	+150

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±1.6: for men 37.4 ±1.4 and for women 40.7 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Woburn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	2,008 ±374	4.8% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,520 ±591	13.2% ±1.4	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,086 ±607	9.7% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,425 ±883	29.6% ±2.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,312 ±874	27.0% ±2.1	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,588 ±622	15.7% ±1.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,185 ±$8,940, and income per person $58,435 ±$2,794, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Woburn city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	1,254 ±277	7.6% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,942 ±398	11.8% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,951 ±373	11.9% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,231 ±449	13.6% ±2.7	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,941 ±437	17.9% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,803 ±318	11.0% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,310 ±426	26.2% ±2.4	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Woburn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	3,300 ±656	7.9% ±1.6	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	829 ±280	11.1% ±3.6	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,652 ±415	6.7% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	819 ±218	8.6% ±2.1	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Woburn city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Woburn city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	17,045 ±576	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±0.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% ±1.3	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.7% ±2.4	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.3% ±2.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$673,500 ±$16,740	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,221 ±$77	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±3	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Woburn city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,397 ±859	8.1% ±2.0	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,069 ±1,420	71.7% ±3.4	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,857 ±639	4.4% ±1.5	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,365 ±800	8.0% ±1.9	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	564 ±265	1.3% ±0.6	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,619 ±823	6.2% ±2.0	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Woburn city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	27,605 ±1,011	65.8% ±2.4	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,230 ±704	12.5% ±1.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	559 ±247	1.3% ±0.6	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,545 ±1,060	20.4% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,202 ±574	10.0% ±1.4	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,343 ±1,012	10.4% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Woburn city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

36th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Woburn city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Salem city	44,795 ±33
Leominster city	43,909 ±36
Pittsfield city	43,457 ±34
Beverly city	42,665 ±49
Billerica town	42,003 ±32
Woburn city	41,939 ±26
Fitchburg city	41,798 ±32
Marlborough city	41,647 ±46
Westfield city	40,378 ±33
Chelsea city	39,908 ±42
Braintree Town city	38,899 ±38

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

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Data retrieved September 25, 2026