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Middlesex County

Population in July 2008: 36,871. Population change since 2000: -1.0%
 

Males: 18,022  (48.9%)
Females: 18,849  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  37.7 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01801, 01806, 01807, 01808, 01813, 01815, 01888.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,424 (it was $54,897 in 2000)
Woburn:  $67,424
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,367
Woburn:  $32,367
Massachusetts:  $32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $392,817 (it was $217,500 in 2000)
Woburn:  $392,817
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $393,235; Detached houses: $396,257; Townhouses or other attached units: $408,283; In 2-unit structures: $425,201; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $457,949; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $300,201; Mobile homes: $77,353
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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Woburn: 128.7 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 12.7 square miles.

Population density: 2909 people per square mile 
 
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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%

3,589 residents are foreign born (4.5% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 1.7% Latin America).

This city:  9.6%
Massachusetts:  12.2%


According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Woburn, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Woburn to the number of sex offenders is 7374 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Woburn:  0.8% ($1,800)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, MA (5.0 miles , pop. 55,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (11.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (180.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Winchester, MA (1.5 miles ), Stoneham, MA (1.7 miles ), Burlington, MA (1.7 miles ), Reading, MA (1.9 miles ), .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 29 buildings, average cost: $99,000
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $100,500
  • 1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $107,200
  • 1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $105,900
  • 2000: 116 buildings, average cost: $225,300
  • 2001: 37 buildings, average cost: $75,300
  • 2002: 37 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $183,900
  • 2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $195,300
  • 2005: 32 buildings, average cost: $247,000
  • 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $275,100
  • 2007: 22 buildings, average cost: $281,800
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $226,500

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 71.15 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +13,336 (+35.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 5,017 (25.0%)

Area codes: 781, 339

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

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  8.0%
Massachusetts:  8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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Crime in Woburn by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 001002100
    per 100,000 0.00.02.70.00.05.32.70.00.0
Rapes 337261356
    per 100,000 8.17.818.75.315.82.78.013.416.2
Robberies 121121222721162917
    per 100,000 32.228.656.158.371.055.742.877.646.0
Assaults 235493676363445793
    per 100,000 61.8140.4248.4177.6165.6167.1117.8152.5251.4
Burglaries 75871091069176116100110
    per 100,000 201.4226.1291.2281.0239.2201.5310.6267.6297.3
Thefts 681651688708681620622641750
    per 100,000 1828.71692.11837.91877.01790.41644.11665.61715.32027.2
Auto thefts 87961008796821046282
    per 100,000 233.6249.5267.1230.6252.4217.4278.5165.9221.6
Arson 549546424
    per 100,000 13.410.424.013.310.515.910.75.410.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 134.4146.4202.1170.5175.6160.1158.8165.1196.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 80 (74 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.01
US city average:  3.00

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Woburn-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the Woburn city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Woburn-area historical earthquake activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Woburn center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from Woburn center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 26.1 miles away from Woburn center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Birthplace of: Benjamin Thompson - (1753-1814), "Count Rumford", Anglo-American physicist, Nancy Kerrigan - (born 1969), figure skater, Eric Bogosian - (born 1953), actor, writer.


Main business address for: BOSTON COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC (RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS), ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC (SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS), SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES), DYNABAZAAR INC (SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC), MICROFINANCIAL INC (MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTION), ARQULE INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), POLYMEDICA CORP (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS).


Hospital/medical center in Woburn:
  • NEW ENGLAND REHAB HOSP (2 REHABILITATION WAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Woburn:
  • WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WINCHESTER, MA)
  • MARY AND ARTHUR CLAPHAM HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BURLINGTON, MA)
  • HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 5 miles; MALDEN, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Woburn, MA

Heliports located in Woburn:
Amtrak station:
WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

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 (FT 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/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woburn:
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,700)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,651)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 9,895)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)
Public high school in Woburn:
  • WOBURN HIGH (Students: 1413; Location: 88 MONTVALE AVENUE; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Woburn:
  • JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 528; Location: 33 MIDDLE STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • DANIEL L JOYCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 55 LOCUST STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • CLYDE REEVES (Students: 463; Location: 240 LEXINGTON STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • SHAMROCK (Students: 350; Location: 60 GREEN STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • MALCOLM WHITE (Students: 297; Location: 36 BOW STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • LINSCOTT-RUMFORD (Students: 265; Location: 86 ELM STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • DANIEL P HURLD (Students: 218; Location: 69 BEDFORD ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • GOODYEAR (Students: 207; Location: 43 ORANGE STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • WYMAN (Students: 194; Location: 677 MAIN STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • MARY D ALTAVESTA (Students: 193; Location: 990 MAIN STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/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)
See full list of schools located in Woburn

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)

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Notable locations in Woburn: Northeast Trade Center and Exhibition (A), Unicorn Office Park (B), Woburn Commerce Center (C), Woburn Country Club (D), Industriplex 128 (E), Middlesex Law Library (F), World Phenomenology Institute (G), Woburn Public Library (H), Woburn City Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Route 128-38 Shopping Center (1), Woburn Mall (2), Woburn Mall Shopping Center (3), Woburn Plaza Shopping Center (4), E-Z Way Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Woburn include: Trinity Church (A), Church of the Living God (B), Saint Johns Baptist Church (C), Faith Chapel (D), Saint Barbaras Church (E), First Congregational Church (F), Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (G), Montvale Congregational Church (H), Blessed of the Lord Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Woodbrook Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pomps Pond (A), Whittemore Pond (B), Cutters Pond (C), Burbank Pond (D), Mishawum Lake (E), Horn Pond (F), Woburn Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Brook (A), Halls Brook (B), Sucker Brook (C), Fowle Brook (D), Sweetwater Brook (E), Shaker Glen Brook (F), Cummings Brook (G), Willow Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Woburn include: Rag Rock Hill Park (1), Forest Park (2), Harvard Stadium (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Woburn Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: LSL Boston (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 155 New Boston Street Suite 142), New England Information Technology Consulting (400 West Cummings Park Suite 1725).

Hotels: Marriott Northeast Regional Office (600 Unicorn Pk Dr), Hampton Inn (315 Mishawum Road), Courtyard by Marriott (240 Mishawum Road), Cafe Fennel at Ramada Hotel-Woburn (15 Middlesex Canal Park), Courtyard-Woburn Boston North (700 Unicorn Park Drive), Hampton Inn Boston-Woburn (315 Mishawum Road), Comfort Inn Boston/Woburn (14 Hill St), Ramada Inn (15 Middlesex Canal Park Rd), Red Roof Inn Woburn (19 Commerce Way).

Court: Middlesex County Fourth District Court - Courthouse (30 Pleasant Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Woburn and their reported violations in the past:

SEA OAKS CONDOMINIUMS (Address: 500 WEST CUMMINGS PARK SUITE 239, Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1997 and JAN-07-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-07-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 38 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.4%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Woburn, MA


People in group quarters in Woburn
  • 100 people in nursing homes
  • 77 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 2 people in religious group quarters


Woburn compared to Massachusetts state average:

Woburn, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Woburn (2009 data):
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: Montvale Branch, Mishawum Branch, Woburn Branch, Russell Street Branch, Wodburn Stop & Shop Branch. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Central Co-operative Bank: Lexington Street Branch, Woburn High School Branch, Woburn Branch. Info updated 2008-06-25: Bank assets: $551.6 mil, Deposits: $353.5 mil, headquarters in Somerville, MA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Central Bancorp, Inc.
  • Northern Bank & Trust Company: at 215 Lexington Street, Woburn Branch, Elm Street Branch. Info updated 2006-12-05: Bank assets: $508.3 mil, Deposits: $337.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Bancorp, Inc.
  • Winchester Savings Bank: Woburn Branch at 344 Cambridge Road, branch established on 1980-03-04; Hammond Square Branch at 573 Main Street, branch established on 2001-10-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $486.8 mil, Deposits: $382.1 mil, headquarters in Winchester, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
  • Danversbank: Woburn Branch at 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 1950, branch established on 2002-11-12. Info updated 2007-04-25: Bank assets: $1,724.1 mil, Deposits: $1,187.7 mil, headquarters in Danvers, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Danvers Bancorp, Inc.
  • Reading Co-operative Bank: Woburn Branch at 300 Tradecenter, branch established on 2008-07-21. Info updated 2006-10-12: Bank assets: $269.0 mil, Deposits: $182.7 mil, headquarters in Reading, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Woburn Cummings Park Branch at 2 Cummings Park, branch established on 1981-11-09. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Patriot Community Bank: at 237 Lexington Street, branch established on 2006-04-03. Info updated 2006-04-03: Bank assets: $58.9 mil, Deposits: $50.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
  • 3 other banks with 3 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Woburn, Massachusetts
  • Woburn Courtyard By Marriott, 240 Mishawum Rd, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 932-3200, Fax: (781) 935-6163
  • Hampton Inn Boston Woburn, 315 Mishawum Rd, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 935-7666, Fax: (781) 833-6899
  • Hilton Boston / Woburn, 2 Forbes Rd, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 932-0999, Fax: (781) 932-0999
  • Extended Stay Deluxe, 831 Main St, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 938-3737, Fax: (781) 938-0838
  • Fairfield Inn Boston/Woburn, 285 Mishawum Rd, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 938-7575, Fax: (781) 937-0623
  • Holiday Inn Select Boston Woburn, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Rd, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 935-8760, Fax: (781) 933-0491
  • Residence Inn By Marriott, 300 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 736-4000, Fax: (781) 933-7775
  • Red Roof Inn Woburn, 19 Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (800) 733-7663, Fax: (781) 932-0657
  • 3 other hotels and motels
All 11 fire-safe hotels and motels in Woburn, Massachusetts


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Woburn travel time to work
Woburn mode of transportation to work chart


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Woburn

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Adherents73.6%2.3%2.0%1.7%1.3%
Congregations18.5%10.7%7.3%6.6%1.6%
NameMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate EtchmiadzinUnitarian Universalist AssociationOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.0%1.0%0.9%15.1%
Congregations0.9%7.6%0.5%4.5%41.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 19$80,943$51,1222$1,468
Other Government Administration 14$62,071$53,2042$3,960
Judicial and Legal 3$14,668$58,6720$0
Police Protection - Officers 66$436,886$79,4340$0
Police - Other 3$10,103$40,4126$8,918
Firefighters 59$326,620$66,4310$0
Fire - Other 7$38,954$66,7781$613
Streets and Highways 32$166,401$62,4001$1,779
Airports 3$13,371$53,4841$2,193
Welfare 7$25,866$44,3427$10,932
Health 4$16,940$50,8204$6,306
Sewerage 7$37,507$64,2980$0
Parks and Recreation 6$21,388$42,7762$2,707
Housing and Community Development(Local) 4$15,672$47,0160$0
Water Supply 8$43,747$65,6210$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 629$2,496,095$47,62075$44,280
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 120$358,668$35,86735$12,177
Local Libraries 17$68,311$48,22022$13,291
Other and Unallocable 6$25,667$51,3342$2,318
Totals for Government 1014$4,259,878$50,413160$110,942


Woburn government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,238,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $9,199,000
    All Other: $3,051,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $785,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $115,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $70,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $65,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,175,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,961,000
    General - Other: $14,686,000
    Police Protection: $7,787,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,766,000
    Regular Highways: $3,620,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,500,000
    Financial Administration: $1,612,000
    Water Utilities: $1,063,000
    Libraries: $1,007,000
    Central Staff Services: $674,000
    Parks and Recreation: $593,000
    Health - Other: $451,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $448,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $418,000
    Sewerage: $209,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $107,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $13,586,000
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $12,705,000
    Total Other Securities: $8,343,000
    Other Investments - Other: $7,416,000
    Benefit Payments: $6,200,000
    From Parent Local Government: $4,012,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $1,920,000
    From Other Governments: $575,000
    Withdrawals: $162,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $17,932,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $45,423,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $122,000
    Education: $40,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,030,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,052,000
    Health - Other: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $9,627,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,121,000
    Transit Utilities: $706,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,942,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,752,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $631,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $71,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,447,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,019,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,370,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $2,796,000
    Regular Highways: $1,124,000
    General - Other: $750,000
    Central Staff Services: $235,000
    Parks and Recreation: $135,000
    Police Protection: $131,000
    Health - Other: $103,000
    Sewerage: $68,000
    Local Fire Protection: $50,000
    Libraries: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $0
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,503,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,026,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $80,167,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $54,241,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,778,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $17,971,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,949,000
    Highways: $1,378,000
    All Other: $1,028,000
    Water Utilities: $398,000
  • Tax - Property: $74,722,000
    Other License: $1,324,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,123,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $54,741,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $331,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.52%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  1.47% ($54,668 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA  0.61% ($47,527)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.59% ($73,785)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.16%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.22% ($53,734 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA  0.79% ($62,439)
to Worcester County, MA  0.70% ($58,665)


Strongest AM radio stations in Woburn:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBPS (1150 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXKS (1430 AM; 5 kW; EVERETT, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WROL (950 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Woburn:
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Woburn:
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Woburn fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 23
Total length: 164 meters (538ft)
Total costs: $30,449,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,126,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 160,781

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 4
  • 1950-1959: 11
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Woburn, MA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • Sheila Smith, 25 Waltham St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.3 m, Overall height: 100.3 m
    Registrant: Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838, Phone: (215) 286-7454, Email:
  • Douglas I Brandon, 100 Sylvan Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 26.5 m, Overall height: 26.5 m
    Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 4th, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
  • Sheila Smith, Zion Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 75.5 m, Overall height: 82.6 m
    Registrant: Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838, Phone: (215) 286-7454, Email:
  • Beco Esmt R/W #8/3, Utility Pole #384, Waltham St., Type: Upole, Structure height: 22.6 m, Overall height: 22.6 m
    Registrant: Boston Edison Company Dba , 800 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02199, Phone: (617) 424-2673

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Woburn, MA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 90 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Woburn)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Woburn)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED8$328,000380$237,592551$228,906153$107,9876$696,50059$248,8141$80,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$069$215,565106$236,08518$86,0000$011$217,2730$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$295,00062$206,065326$263,70260$79,3670$016$194,3751$385,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$174,00057$208,421133$235,94012$119,2501$420,00017$222,7060$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$016$245,00071$274,2683$53,3330$06$269,5000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 3331.00 , 3332.00, 3333.00, 3334.00, 3335.01, 3335.02, 3336.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED70$294,25738$316,7371$200,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED13$266,2316$368,3332$182,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$187,0002$285,5001$187,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$292,5005$330,2000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 3331.00 , 3332.00, 3333.00, 3334.00, 3335.01, 3335.02, 3336.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 70
  • Hazardous Condition: 51

Incident types - Woburn


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Woburn, MA

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