Cambria vs North Adams

A side-by-side comparison of Cambria and North Adams: population, income, housing, and more.

Cambria and North Adams are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Adams has the higher population (480 vs 155 in Cambria). North Adams has the higher median home value ($99,000 vs $98,500 in Cambria). Since 2019, North Adams's population has grown faster (-15.2% vs -29.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cambria	North Adams
Population	155	480
Median age	61.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,250
Median home value	$98,500	$99,000
Median gross rent	—	$990
Housing units	80	219
Homeownership rate	88.8%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambria	North Adams
Population	221 → 155 (-29.9%)	566 → 480 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$37,292 → $42,031 (+12.7%)	$47,045 → $54,250 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $98,500 (+25.3%)	$78,200 → $99,000 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $990 (+27.7%)

Cambria

Population

221155

Median household income

$37,292$42,031

Median home value

$78,600$98,500

North Adams

Population

566480

Median household income

$47,045$54,250

Median home value

$78,200$99,000

Median gross rent

$775$990

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambria	North Adams
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	7.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	4.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	7.7%	17.1%
45 to 54	5.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	39.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.5%
75 and over	11.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambria	North Adams
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	96.9%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambria	North Adams
No high school diploma	24.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	39.2%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambria	North Adams
Drove alone	82.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambria	North Adams
1-unit, detached	93.8%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cambria	North Adams
Poverty rate	12.9%	10.7%
Average household size	1.94	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938