Cambridge vs Colo

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

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

Cambridge has the higher population (948 vs 751 in Colo). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($74,531 vs $73,125 in Colo). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($172,800 vs $147,400 in Colo).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Colo
Population	948	751
Median age	38.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,531	$73,125
Median home value	$172,800	$147,400
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,200
Housing units	405	371
Homeownership rate	84.6%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Colo
Population	868 → 948 (+9.2%)	984 → 751 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $74,531 (+2.4%)	$72,813 → $73,125 (+0.4%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $172,800 (+20.6%)	$118,800 → $147,400 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,080 (+20.0%)	$858 → $1,200 (+39.9%)

Cambridge

Population

868948

Median household income

$72,813$74,531

Median home value

$143,300$172,800

Median gross rent

$900$1,080

Colo

Population

984751

Median household income

$72,813$73,125

Median home value

$118,800$147,400

Median gross rent

$858$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Colo
Under 5	8.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	17.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.7%	13.3%
75 and over	5.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Colo
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Colo
No high school diploma	3.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	27.7%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Colo
Drove alone	78.5%	86.9%
Carpooled	12.2%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Colo
1-unit, detached	83.0%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Colo
Poverty rate	10.4%	2.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1966	1960