Algonquin vs Cambridge

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

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

Cambridge has the higher population (13,094 vs 1,027 in Algonquin). Algonquin has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $46,261 in Cambridge). Algonquin has the higher median home value ($332,600 vs $254,400 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Algonquin	Cambridge
Population	1,027	13,094
Median age	57.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$46,261
Median home value	$332,600	$254,400
Median gross rent	—	$971
Housing units	531	6,579
Homeownership rate	92.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algonquin	Cambridge
Population	1,237 → 1,027 (-17.0%)	12,375 → 13,094 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$76,098 → $72,917 (-4.2%)	$43,120 → $46,261 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$222,900 → $332,600 (+49.2%)	$163,200 → $254,400 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,197 (+6.9%)	$856 → $971 (+13.4%)

Algonquin

Population

1,2371,027

Median household income

$76,098$72,917

Median home value

$222,900$332,600

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,197

Cambridge

Population

12,37513,094

Median household income

$43,120$46,261

Median home value

$163,200$254,400

Median gross rent

$856$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algonquin	Cambridge
Under 5	1.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	6.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	16.9%	11.8%
75 and over	21.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algonquin	Cambridge
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	37.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	44.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algonquin	Cambridge
No high school diploma	4.3%	13.0%
High school graduate	31.5%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algonquin	Cambridge
Drove alone	73.0%	77.4%
Carpooled	23.6%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algonquin	Cambridge
1-unit, detached	94.2%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Algonquin	Cambridge
Poverty rate	12.6%	24.2%
Average household size	2.05	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1959	1967