Moving to Woburn, Massachusetts

Population: 37,258. Estimated population in July 2024: 37,147 (-0.3% change)
Males: 18,212 (48.9%), Females: 19,046 (51.1%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $54,897
Median house value: $218,600

Population by Race

Races in Woburn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Asian Indian (2.5%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)

Ancestries: Irish (36.1%), Italian (25.6%), English (10.0%), German (4.8%), French (4.8%), French Canadian (3.4%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 12.7 square miles

Map of Woburn, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Woburn

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woburn city

  • Never married: 30.6%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

9.6% Foreign born (4.5% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 1.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,169 (+3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Woburn:

  • NEW ENGLAND REHAB HOSP (2 REHABILITATION WAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Woburn:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woburn:

  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 10 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 15 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • MANCHESTER (about 37 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Woburn:

  • MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 16 miles; METHUEN, MA; Abbreviation: MA2)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 17 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 19 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)

Amtrak station:
WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Woburn:

  • CATHERINE HINDS INSTITUTE OF ESTHETICS (Full-time enrollment: 124; Location: 300 WILDWOOD AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.catherinehinds.com.)
  • COMPUTER ED BUSINESS INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 19; Location: 100 SYLVAN RD .Suite G-500; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.COMPUTERED.COM)
  • PETERSON SCHOOL OF STEAM ENGINEERING (Location: 25 MONTVALE AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woburn:

  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WALTHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 9,895)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,638)

Schools

Public high school in Woburn:

  • WOBURN HIGH (Students: 1,350; Location: 88 MONTVALE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Woburn:

  • JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 602; Location: MIDDLE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DANIEL L JOYCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 535; Location: LOCUST / WILLOW; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CLYDE REEVES (Students: 382; Location: LEXINGTON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SHAMROCK (Students: 273; Location: 60 GREEN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GOODYEAR (Students: 258; Location: ORANGE STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MALCOLM WHITE (Students: 245; Location: 240 LEXINGTON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LINSCOTT-RUMFORD (Students: 242; Location: ELM STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MARY D ALTAVESTA (Students: 235; Location: 990 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • DANIEL P HURLD (Students: 205; Location: BEDFORD RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GEORGE I CLAPP (Students: 198; Location: HUDSON/ARLINGTON RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Woburn:

  • ST CHARLES ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: 8 MYRTLE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • LITTLE FOLKS DAY SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 600 WEST CUMMINGS PARK; Grades: PK – KG)
  • THE CHILDREN S HOUSE (Students: 48; Location: 8 SUMMER ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 32; Location: 144 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • KINDER CARE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 20; Location: 225 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: KG – KG)
  • WOBURN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location: 33 PLYMPTON ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • APPLE TREE CHILDRENS CENTR (Students: 8; Location: 237 WINN STREET; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Woburn:

  • WOBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $859,261; Location: 45 PLEASANT ST.; 71,662 books; 648 audio materials; 1,054 video materials; 208 serial subscriptions)