Cambridge

Population: 117,794
Median household income: $126,469
Median home value: $1,040,500

Located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Cambridge is a community with a population of 117,794. The median household income of $126,469 is in line with the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

From 2019 to 2023, Cambridge's population held roughly steady from 116,632 to 117,794, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $768,300 to $1,040,500.

12.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.06 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 117,794
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $126,469
Median home value: $1,040,500
Median gross rent: $2,742
Housing units: 54,612
Homeownership rate: 33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

116,632117,794

Median household income

$103,154$126,469

Median home value

$768,300$1,040,500

Median gross rent

$2,221$2,742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	116,632	$103,154	$768,300	$2,221
2020	117,822	$107,490	$843,100	$2,293
2021	116,892	$112,565	$888,000	$2,388
2022	117,962	$121,539	$997,600	$2,628
2023	117,794	$126,469	$1,040,500	$2,742

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 2420.3%

25 to 3426.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,756	4.0%
5 to 17	9,694	8.2%
18 to 24	23,913	20.3%
25 to 34	31,674	26.9%
35 to 44	15,243	12.9%
45 to 54	9,295	7.9%
55 to 64	8,826	7.5%
65 to 74	8,839	7.5%
75 and over	5,554	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,830	55.0%
Black or African American	12,064	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	76	0.1%
Asian	23,046	19.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	55	0.0%
Some other race	823	0.7%
Two or more races	6,357	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,543	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate6.0%

Some college or associate's9.5%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree50.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,417	4.3%
High school graduate	4,736	6.0%
Some college or associate's	7,566	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	23,696	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	40,016	50.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone20.9%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit19.4%

Walked19.3%

Bicycle7.3%

Worked from home28.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,517	20.9%
Carpooled	2,175	3.1%
Public transit	13,472	19.4%
Walked	13,402	19.3%
Bicycle	5,048	7.3%
Worked from home	19,666	28.3%
Other means	1,195	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,221	20.5%
15 to 29 min	19,035	38.2%
30 to 44 min	13,661	27.4%
45 to 59 min	4,332	8.7%
60+ min	2,560	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 12.4% (12,783 of 102,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,680	39.7%
Nonfamily households	29,912	60.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,592	90.8%
Vacant	5,020	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,718	33.7%
Renter-occupied	32,874	66.3%

1-unit, detached10.2%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units29.2%

5 to 19 units18.0%

20 or more units36.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,574	10.2%
1-unit, attached	3,366	6.2%
2 to 4 units	15,941	29.2%
5 to 19 units	9,853	18.0%
20 or more units	19,850	36.3%
Mobile home & other	28	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2511000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.71 sq mi
Center point: 42.3760, -71.1187