Woburn, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 37,258 (All urban)

Woburn, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,391 (14,997 occupied: 9,175 owner occupied, 5,822 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	38%

Housing density: 1214 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $175,000

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $934

Median gross rent in Woburn, MA in 2000: $881

Housing units in Woburn with a mortgage: 5,180 (364 second mortgage, 920 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,499

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,014

In family households: 30,447 (6,976 male householders, 2,719 female householders)
7,754 spouses, 10,917 children (10,493 natural, 177 adopted, 247 stepchildren), 522 grandchildren, 366 brothers or sisters, 391 parents, 431 other relatives, 371 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,567 (2,516 male householders (1,895 living alone)), 2,818 female householders (2,410 living alone)), 1,233 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 244 (102 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,952 2-persons, 2,404 3-persons, 1,932 4-persons, 961 5-persons, 277 6-persons, 169 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,305 1-person, 880 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

5,739 married couples with children.
1,519 single-parent households (310 men, 1,209 women).

86.0% of residents of Woburn speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,589 (9.6%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Woburn, Massachusetts:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 168
4 rooms: 463
5 rooms: 1,497
6 rooms: 2,386
7 rooms: 1,996
8 rooms: 1,550
9 or more rooms: 1,079

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Woburn, Massachusetts:

1 room: 249
2 rooms: 657
3 rooms: 1,424
4 rooms: 1,677
5 rooms: 966
6 rooms: 555
7 rooms: 178
8 rooms: 68
9 or more rooms: 48

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 95
1995 to 1998: 546
1990 to 1994: 806
1980 to 1989: 1,761
1970 to 1979: 1,706
1960 to 1969: 2,007
1950 to 1959: 3,362
1940 to 1949: 989
1939 or earlier: 4,119

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Woburn:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 260
2 bedrooms: 1,736
3 bedrooms: 4,856
4 bedrooms: 1,873
5 or more bedrooms: 450

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Woburn:

no bedroom: 278
1 bedroom: 2,265
2 bedrooms: 2,160
3 bedrooms: 884
4 bedrooms: 217
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Woburn in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 365
1 vehicle: 2,714
2 vehicles: 4,267
3 vehicles: 1,177
4 vehicles: 469
5 or more vehicles: 183

Cars and other vehicles available in Woburn in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 721
1 vehicle: 3,059
2 vehicles: 1,798
3 vehicles: 183
4 vehicles: 53
5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Woburn, MA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 24
$100,000 to $124,999: 121
$125,000 to $149,999: 525
$150,000 to $174,999: 975
$175,000 to $199,999: 1235
$200,000 to $249,999: 2397
$250,000 to $299,999: 1366
$300,000 to $399,999: 692
$400,000 to $499,999: 234
$500,000 to $749,999: 18
$750,000 to $999,999: 17
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Woburn:

Less than $100: 63
$100 to $149: 84
$150 to $199: 107
$200 to $249: 148
$250 to $299: 83
$300 to $349: 69
$350 to $399: 38
$400 to $449: 83
$450 to $499: 80
$500 to $549: 175
$550 to $599: 252
$600 to $649: 318
$650 to $699: 301
$700 to $749: 463
$750 to $799: 464
$800 to $899: 987
$900 to $999: 616
$1,000 to $1,249: 701
$1,250 to $1,499: 274
$1,500 to $1,999: 160
$2,000 or more: 164
No cash rent: 192

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,213
1990 to 1994: 429
1985 to 1989: 358
1980 to 1984: 384
1975 to 1979: 254
1970 to 1974: 118
1970 to 1974: 164
1965 to 1969: 669

Woburn, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.2%
Number of people working at home: 351 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 442
5 to 9 minutes: 2392
10 to 14 minutes: 3568
15 to 19 minutes: 3296
20 to 24 minutes: 2635
25 to 29 minutes: 1186
30 to 34 minutes: 2643
35 to 39 minutes: 543
40 to 44 minutes: 543
45 to 59 minutes: 1292
60 to 89 minutes: 905
90 or more minutes: 236

Woburn mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,017 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,324 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 477 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 230 (1%)
Railroad: 137 (1%)
Taxi: 33 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 348 (2%)
Other means: 76 (0%)
Worked at home: 351 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 814
$10,000 to $14,999: 790
$15,000 to $19,999: 587
$20,000 to $24,999: 625
$25,000 to $29,999: 739
$30,000 to $34,999: 767
$35,000 to $39,999: 804
$40,000 to $44,999: 635
$45,000 to $49,999: 820
$50,000 to $59,999: 1574
$60,000 to $74,999: 2038
$75,000 to $99,999: 2318
$100,000 to $124,999: 1200
$125,000 to $149,999: 599
$150,000 to $199,999: 480
$200,000 or more: 239

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 10752
Italian: 7195
Other groups: 3633
English: 2132
United States or American: 1072
German: 983
French (except Basque): 965
French Canadian: 817
Portuguese: 779
Scotch-Irish: 668
Scottish: 589
Polish: 551
Greek: 496
Swedish: 465
Russian: 217
Canadian: 185
Brazilian: 165
Armenian: 135
Lithuanian: 126
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 121
Arab:: 119
Norwegian: 118
Subsaharan African:: 105
British: 103
Danish: 93
Ukrainian: 92
Dutch: 91
Haitian: 80
Lebanese: 67
Cape Verdean: 65
Hungarian: 63
European: 58
Bulgarian: 56
Turkish: 38
Northern European: 28
Slovak: 27
Czechoslovakian: 27
Jamaican: 24
African: 22
Welsh: 21
Syrian: 19
Finnish: 18
Austrian: 17
Belgian: 17
Swiss: 16
Moroccan: 13
Scandinavian: 11
Romanian: 11
West Indian: 10
Somalian: 9
Palestinian: 9
Iranian: 9
Latvian: 9
Ugandan: 9
Alsatian: 8
Barbadian: 7
Other Arab: 6
Eastern European: 6
Arab/Arabic: 5
Celtic: 4
Yugoslavian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (24%)
Italy (7%)
Portugal (6%)
Brazil (5%)
Canada (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Korea (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 29415
Northeast: 2417
Midwest: 487
South: 610
West: 316

65% of Woburn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 326
9th grade: 169
10th grade: 349
11th grade: 302
12th grade, no diploma: 467
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,897
Less than 1 year of college: 837
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,764
Associate degree: 756
Bachelor's degree: 2,496
Master's degree: 1,075
Professional school degree: 195
Doctorate degree: 209

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 80
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 245
9th grade: 178
10th grade: 214
11th grade: 238
12th grade, no diploma: 520
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,775
Less than 1 year of college: 898
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,707
Associate degree: 1,087
Bachelor's degree: 2,584
Master's degree: 1,041
Professional school degree: 230
Doctorate degree: 74

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,145
Black householders: $35,179
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,194
Asian householders: $53,250
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $38,750
Some other race householders: $33,594
Two or more races householders: $37,188
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $34,079

Woburn household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Woburn household income for Black or African American householders

Woburn household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Woburn household income for Asian householders

Woburn household income for some other race householders

Woburn household income for two or more races householders

Woburn household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Woburn marital status for males

Woburn marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,300
Black or African American householders: $345,800
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $162,500
Asian householders: $210,000
Some other race householders: $146,000
Two or more races householders: $175,800
Hispanic or Latino householders: $149,400

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,097
One, attached: 719
Two: 2,001
3 or 4: 961
5 to 9: 803
10 to 19: 1,066
20 to 49: 615
50 or more: 1,112
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Woburn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
Utility gas (30%)
Electricity (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
Utility gas (34%)
Electricity (29%)
No fuel used (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 561

Here:	14.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 173

Here:	10.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 463

Here:	38.0%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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