Cambridge vs New Salem

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

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

Cambridge has the higher population (74 vs 24 in New Salem). Since 2019, New Salem's population has grown faster (+14.3% vs -51.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	New Salem
Population	74	24
Median age	58.8 yrs	—
Median household income	$81,250	—
Median home value	$41,700	—
Median gross rent	$755	—
Housing units	63	24
Homeownership rate	73.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	New Salem
Population	151 → 74 (-51.0%)	21 → 24 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$60,938 → $81,250 (+33.3%)	—
Median home value	$23,900 → $41,700 (+74.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$690 → $755 (+9.4%)	—

Cambridge

Population

15174

Median household income

$60,938$81,250

Median home value

$23,900$41,700

Median gross rent

$690$755

New Salem

Population

2124

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	New Salem
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	17.6%	54.2%
75 and over	20.3%	45.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	New Salem
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	New Salem
Drove alone	85.3%	—
Carpooled	5.9%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	8.8%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	New Salem
1-unit, detached	90.5%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	45.8%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	New Salem
Poverty rate	6.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.18	—
Mean commute (minutes)	35	—
Median year structure built	1957	—