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Woburn, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Woburn is a Census city of 41,939 people across 12.65 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $111,185, 55.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 119 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $41.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Woburn
What Woburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.65 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,315
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Woburn
- Population41,939
- Median age39.3
- Population under 187,528
- Share under 1817.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,588
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent
- Households16,432
- Family households10,747
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Woburn
- Median household income$111,185
- Per capita income$58,435
- Civilian labor force25,957
- Employed23,910
- Unemployed2,047 plus or minus 556
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over30,325
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Woburn
- Housing units17,045
- Occupied units16,432
- Vacant units613 plus or minus 231
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied9,146
- Renter occupied7,286
- Ownership rate55.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$673,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,221
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent
- Single family units9,484
- Share single family55.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,543
- Share in buildings of two or more44.3 percent
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Woburn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,687
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,350
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,232
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.7 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home16.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Woburn (7(a))
- Approvals119
- Gross approval$41,812,700
- Average approval$351,367
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$715,400
- Largest approval$4,447,500
- Jobs supported1,228
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome26
- Paid in full26
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.2 percent
- Share to franchises7.6 percent
- Distinct lenders32
- Distinct industries by NAICS65
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Woburn (504)
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$29,676,000
- Average approval$706,571
- Median approval$399,500
- Largest approval$2,768,000
- Jobs supported425
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woburn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Woburn
- NFIP communityCity of Woburn
- NFIP community number250229
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The City of Woburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250229 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Woburn
Middlesex County context, not Woburn figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County44,624
- Covered employment, Middlesex County926,104
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$113,704
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County3,495
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Woburn.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Woburn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Woburn, Massachusetts?
41,939, in 16,432 households. Woburn city covers 12.65 square miles of land, which is 3,315 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Woburn in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Woburn?
$111,185. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $673,500. Median gross rent is $2,221 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Woburn businesses?
119 7(a) approvals totaling $41.8 m since FY2020, across 32 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 42 504 approvals worth $29.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woburn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Woburn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Woburn. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Woburn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Woburn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Woburn, city of, community 250229, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Woburn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Woburn.
Is zoning published for Woburn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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