Massachusetts · Census place 81035
Woburn, MA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Woburn, Massachusetts (Woburn, MA — Census place “Woburn city”) is 41,205 residents, ranking #36 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $107,754, the median home is worth $641,800 and median gross rent runs $2,190 a month. Looking for the Woburn Massachusetts ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Woburn, MA: 01801.
- Population
- 41,205Woburn city residents
- Median household income
- $107,754Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $641,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,190Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.6%Owner-occupied households
Woburn ZIP codes (Massachusetts)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Woburn.
The Woburn MA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Woburn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Woburn city median would spend about 24.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 57.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Woburn city, MA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Woburn city is a small city in Massachusetts, with 41,205 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #36 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 39.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Woburn city earn a median of $107,754 a year, 37.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% above the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 7.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Woburn city is valued at $641,800, 111.5% above the national figure and 29% above the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,190 a month, 55.8% above the national figure, or roughly $26,280 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 57.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Westfield city 40,673
- Marlborough city 41,398
- Chelsea city 39,460
- Fitchburg city 41,633
- Braintree Town city 38,762
- Beverly city 42,408
- Holyoke city 37,949
- Pittsfield city 43,559
Keep going
More Massachusetts coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Woburn city?
- Woburn city has 41,205 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 248 in Massachusetts.
- What is the median household income in Woburn city?
- Median household income in Woburn city is $107,754 a year, 37.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Woburn city?
- Median gross rent is $2,190 a month and the median home value is $641,800, so rent absorbs about 24.4% of median household income.
- Is Woburn city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Woburn city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Woburn city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.