Latest news about poverty in Cambridge, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.6% of Cambridge, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.1% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 11.0% of high school graduates and 38.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 92.7%. For comparison, it was 46.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cambridge, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
14.6%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
8.3%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cambridge:
29.1%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 6.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
14.5%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
92.7%
Residents above poverty level:
46.3%
Poverty by age in Cambridge, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cambridge,MA (percentage below poverty level)
12.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.2%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
21.8%16 and 17 years
27.0%18 to 24 years
12.3%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
5.2%45 to 54 years
25.6%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
10.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cambridge,MA (percentage below poverty level)
2.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.8%6 to 11 years
24.7%12 to 14 years
72.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
32.7%18 to 24 years
14.8%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
4.7%45 to 54 years
17.3%55 to 64 years
10.6%65 to 74 years
23.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cambridge,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
5.8%12 to 17 years
23.0%18 to 24 years
10.8%25 to 34 years
2.5%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
5.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cambridge, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, MA (%)
12.2%White
23.6%Black
36.7%American Indian
17.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
20.2%Other race
12.6%2+ races
15.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, MA (absolute numbers)
7,111White
2,636Black
56American Indian
3,381Asian
0Native Hawaiian
524Other race
1,4312+ races
1,433Hispanic
11.6%Below poverty level
88.4%Above poverty level
21.8%Below poverty level
78.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cambridge, MA
Children below poverty level:
Cambridge, Massachusetts:
13.2%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cambridge:
11.0%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cambridge:
38.7%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
44.8%Married-couple family
5.8%Male, no wife present
49.4%Female, no husband present
4.9%Worked full-time, year-round
38.7%Worked part-time
56.4%Did not work
8.0%Both worked full-time
1.3%One full-time, other part-time
18.0%One full-time, other didn't work
23.4%Both worked part-time
21.2%One part-time, other didn't work
28.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
10.7%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
1.6%1970 to 1979
8.5%1960 to 1969
1.6%1950 to 1959
1.0%1940 to 1949
68.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
8.9%1980 to 1989
3.2%1970 to 1979
2.8%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
2.6%1940 to 1949
76.1%1939 or earlier
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