Cambridge City

Population: 1,623
Median household income: $46,500
Median home value: $97,400

Cambridge City is a community in Wayne County, Indiana, home to 1,623 residents. At $46,500, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $56,652.

From 2019 to 2023, Cambridge City's population declined 6.9% from 1,744 to 1,623, while its median home value rose 36.2% from $71,500 to $97,400.

20.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.16 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,623
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,500
Median home value: $97,400
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 878
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7441,623

Median household income

$37,685$46,500

Median home value

$71,500$97,400

Median gross rent

$676$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,744	$37,685	$71,500	$676
2020	1,648	$37,917	$76,100	$675
2021	1,508	$41,964	$77,200	$688
2022	1,476	$46,694	$88,700	$719
2023	1,623	$46,500	$97,400	$767

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	6.1%
5 to 17	279	17.2%
18 to 24	162	10.0%
25 to 34	248	15.3%
35 to 44	198	12.2%
45 to 54	135	8.3%
55 to 64	167	10.3%
65 to 74	206	12.7%
75 and over	129	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,538	94.8%
Black or African American	10	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	12.0%
High school graduate	390	36.0%
Some college or associate's	436	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	104	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	693	88.1%
Carpooled	63	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.4%
Other means	10	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	229	29.5%
15 to 29 min	260	33.5%
30 to 44 min	158	20.4%
45 to 59 min	78	10.1%
60+ min	51	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 20.5% (332 of 1,623)

	Count	Share
Family households	458	60.9%
Nonfamily households	294	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	752	85.6%
Vacant	126	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	535	71.1%
Renter-occupied	217	28.9%

1-unit, detached88.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	773	88.0%
1-unit, attached	9	1.0%
2 to 4 units	45	5.1%
5 to 19 units	43	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1809874
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.8121, -85.1708