Cambridge city, Massachusetts demographics

Population: 116,892
Median age: 30.5

Median household income: 112,565

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Cambridge city, MA.

Population

2021116,892
2020117,822
2019116,632
2018115,665
2017110,893
2016108,757
2015107,916
2014106,844
2013105,737
2012105,026
2011104,322
2010103,506
2009106,255

Census data for Cambridge city, Massachusetts

Demographic and housing estimates in Cambridge city, Massachusetts

Total population
Total population116,892
Male58,406
Female58,486
Population by age
Total population116,892
Under 5 years4,996
5 to 9 years4,054
10 to 14 years3,231
15 to 19 years9,549
20 to 24 years16,118
25 to 34 years32,467
35 to 44 years15,577
45 to 54 years9,031
55 to 59 years4,188
60 to 64 years4,463
65 to 74 years7,920
75 to 84 years3,507
85 years and over1,791
Median age (years)30.5
Under 18 years14,512
16 years and over104,005
18 years and over102,380
21 years and over91,666
62 years and over15,953
65 years and over13,218
Population by race
Total population116,892
One race108,587
   White72,178
   Black or African American12,435
   American Indian and Alaska Native107
   Asian21,361
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander123
   Some other race2,383
Two or more races8,305
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population82,910
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population40,525
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population42,385

Social characteristics in Cambridge city, Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households47,777
Family households (families)15,413
Married-couple family4,736
Male householder, no wife present, family12,192
Female householder, no husband present, family8,001
Nonfamily households15,436
Average household size10,194
Average family size2.09

Economic characteristics in Cambridge city, Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households47,777
Less than $10,0003,200
$10,000 to $14,9991,475
$15,000 to $24,9991,991
$25,000 to $34,9991,961
$35,000 to $49,9993,048
$50,000 to $74,9995,103
$75,000 to $99,9994,907
$100,000 to $149,9998,395
$150,000 to $199,9996,055
$200,000 or more11,642
Median household income (dollars)112,565

Housing characteristics in Cambridge city, Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units51,966
Occupied housing units47,777
Vacant housing units4,189
Units in structure
Total housing units51,966
1-unit, detached4,932
1-unit, attached3,166
2 units6,479
3 or 4 units8,595
5 to 9 units5,540
10 to 19 units3,748
20 or more units19,488
Mobile home8
Boat, RV, van, etc.10
Year structure built
Total housing units51,966
Built 2014 or later39
Built 2010 to 20134,490
Built 2000 to 20094,169
Built 1990 to 19992,536
Built 1980 to 19893,502
Built 1970 to 19794,414
Built 1960 to 19693,564
Built 1950 to 19592,532
Built 1940 to 19491,679
Built 1939 or earlier25,041
Rooms
Total housing units51,966
1 room3,488
2 rooms5,143
3 rooms11,096
4 rooms11,156
5 rooms8,912
6 rooms5,446
7 rooms2,270
8 rooms1,794
9 rooms or more2,661
Median rooms4.1
Bedrooms
Total housing units51,966
No bedroom3,921
1 bedroom14,590
2 bedrooms19,011
3 bedrooms9,797
4 bedrooms3,065
5 or more bedrooms1,582
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units47,777
Owner-occupied15,958
Renter-occupied31,819
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.23
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.02
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units47,777
Moved in 2017 or later8,192
Moved in 2015 to 201618,610
Moved in 2010 to 20147,461
Moved in 2000 to 20096,627
Moved in 1990 to 19993,289
Moved in 1989 and earlier3,598
Value
Owner-occupied units15,958
Less than $50,00076
$50,000 to $99,99968
$100,000 to $149,999145
$150,000 to $199,999157
$200,000 to $299,999330
$300,000 to $499,9991,153
$500,000 to $999,9997,649
$1,000,000 or more6,380
Median (dollars)888,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units15,958
Housing units with a mortgage9,823
Housing units without a mortgage6,135
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent31,144
Less than $5002,379
$500 to $9991,793
$1,000 to $1,4992,424
$1,500 to $1,9993,766
$2,000 to $2,4996,708
$2,500 to $2,9995,705
$3,000 or more8,369
Median (dollars)2,388
No rent paid675
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