Cambridge vs Orion

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

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

Cambridge has the higher population (2,184 vs 1,849 in Orion). Orion has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $72,292 in Cambridge). Orion has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $120,400 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Orion
Population	2,184	1,849
Median age	35.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,292	$88,500
Median home value	$120,400	$168,300
Median gross rent	$1,039	$783
Housing units	890	716
Homeownership rate	88.4%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Orion
Population	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)	2,006 → 1,849 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)	$70,694 → $88,500 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)	$143,600 → $168,300 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)	$721 → $783 (+8.6%)

Cambridge

Population

2,2032,184

Median household income

$59,901$72,292

Median home value

$102,600$120,400

Median gross rent

$647$1,039

Orion

Population

2,0061,849

Median household income

$70,694$88,500

Median home value

$143,600$168,300

Median gross rent

$721$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Orion
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	18.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	6.1%
75 and over	4.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Orion
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Orion
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	36.5%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Orion
Drove alone	83.4%	88.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Orion
1-unit, detached	89.4%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Orion
Poverty rate	7.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1946	1965