Cambridge vs Weiser

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Weiser: population, income, housing, and more.

Cambridge and Weiser are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Weiser has the higher population (5,803 vs 336 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($48,250 vs $45,463 in Weiser). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($234,700 vs $196,200 in Weiser).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Weiser
Population	336	5,803
Median age	54.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,250	$45,463
Median home value	$234,700	$196,200
Median gross rent	$1,010	$908
Housing units	169	2,386
Homeownership rate	67.5%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Weiser
Population	248 → 336 (+35.5%)	5,323 → 5,803 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$33,188 → $48,250 (+45.4%)	$36,610 → $45,463 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $234,700 (+103.6%)	$116,200 → $196,200 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $1,010 (+57.1%)	$676 → $908 (+34.3%)

Cambridge

Population

248336

Median household income

$33,188$48,250

Median home value

$115,300$234,700

Median gross rent

$643$1,010

Weiser

Population

5,3235,803

Median household income

$36,610$45,463

Median home value

$116,200$196,200

Median gross rent

$676$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Weiser
Under 5	8.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.7%	12.2%
45 to 54	17.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	21.4%	14.9%
75 and over	7.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Weiser
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	6.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Weiser
No high school diploma	0.8%	14.8%
High school graduate	35.8%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Weiser
Drove alone	42.9%	72.1%
Carpooled	15.4%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	18.7%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	14.3%	3.2%
Other means	8.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Weiser
1-unit, detached	91.1%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Weiser
Poverty rate	10.7%	18.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1956	1971