Cambridge, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 101,355 (All urban)

Cambridge, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 44,725 (42,615 occupied: 13,735 owner occupied, 28,880 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	68%
State:	38%

Housing density: 6957 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $527,200 (lower quartile is $374,700, upper quartile is $835,500)

Median contract rent in 2005: $1,206 (lower quartile is $809, upper quartile is $1,566)

Housing units in Cambridge with a mortgage: 2,999 (224 second mortgage, 366 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,454

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 86,595

In family households: 52,198 (10,545 male householders, 7,394 female householders)
13,118 spouses, 16,412 children (15,626 natural, 576 adopted, 210 stepchildren), 768 grandchildren, 1,022 brothers or sisters, 500 parents, 1,041 other relatives, 1,398 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 34,397 (11,411 male householders (7,785 living alone)), 13,285 female householders (9,825 living alone)), 9,701 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14,760 (508 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,711 2-persons, 4,307 3-persons, 2,999 4-persons, 1,319 5-persons, 373 6-persons, 230 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,610 1-person, 5,248 2-persons, 1,331 3-persons, 441 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

8,027 married couples with children.
4,266 single-parent households (487 men, 3,779 women).

68.8% of residents of Cambridge speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
14.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
7.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 26,218 (25.9%)
(31.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.0

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cambridge, Massachusetts:

1 room: 84
2 rooms: 366
3 rooms: 1,388
4 rooms: 1,935
5 rooms: 2,951
6 rooms: 2,292
7 rooms: 1,465
8 rooms: 1,148
9 or more rooms: 2,106

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cambridge, Massachusetts:

1 room: 2,624
2 rooms: 4,557
3 rooms: 6,908
4 rooms: 6,867
5 rooms: 5,012
6 rooms: 1,834
7 rooms: 529
8 rooms: 241
9 or more rooms: 308

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 267
1995 to 1998: 1,028
1990 to 1994: 803
1980 to 1989: 2,630
1970 to 1979: 4,771
1960 to 1969: 4,105
1950 to 1959: 3,344
1940 to 1949: 2,662
1939 or earlier: 25,115

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cambridge:

no bedroom: 128
1 bedroom: 1,820
2 bedrooms: 5,040
3 bedrooms: 3,796
4 bedrooms: 1,699
5 or more bedrooms: 1,252

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cambridge:

no bedroom: 2,998
1 bedroom: 11,195
2 bedrooms: 9,988
3 bedrooms: 3,659
4 bedrooms: 793
5 or more bedrooms: 247

Cars and other vehicles available in Cambridge in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,651
1 vehicle: 7,643
2 vehicles: 3,782
3 vehicles: 514
4 vehicles: 133
5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Cambridge in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 10,161
1 vehicle: 14,300
2 vehicles: 3,684
3 vehicles: 527
4 vehicles: 84
5 or more vehicles: 124

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cambridge, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 56
$125,000 to $149,999: 63
$150,000 to $174,999: 99
$175,000 to $199,999: 182
$200,000 to $249,999: 547
$250,000 to $299,999: 536
$300,000 to $399,999: 694
$400,000 to $499,999: 551
$500,000 to $749,999: 782
$750,000 to $999,999: 367
$1,000,000 or more: 516

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Cambridge:

Less than $100: 350
$100 to $149: 392
$150 to $199: 1314
$200 to $249: 590
$250 to $299: 481
$300 to $349: 582
$350 to $399: 430
$400 to $449: 765
$450 to $499: 465
$500 to $549: 929
$550 to $599: 875
$600 to $649: 1006
$650 to $699: 868
$700 to $749: 1127
$750 to $799: 1010
$800 to $899: 2748
$900 to $999: 2469
$1,000 to $1,249: 5020
$1,250 to $1,499: 2962
$1,500 to $1,999: 2944
$2,000 or more: 1107
No cash rent: 446

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 10,230
1990 to 1994: 4,697
1985 to 1989: 3,102
1980 to 1984: 2,815
1975 to 1979: 1,593
1970 to 1974: 1,331
1970 to 1974: 997
1965 to 1969: 1,453

Cambridge, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.9%
Number of people working at home: 2,902 (5.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1500
5 to 9 minutes: 5122
10 to 14 minutes: 7897
15 to 19 minutes: 8129
20 to 24 minutes: 7635
25 to 29 minutes: 3347
30 to 34 minutes: 8817
35 to 39 minutes: 1576
40 to 44 minutes: 2075
45 to 59 minutes: 3811
60 to 89 minutes: 1460
90 or more minutes: 688

Cambridge mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 19,239 (35%)
Carpooled: 2,942 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,906 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 266 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9,232 (17%)
Railroad: 209 (0%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 149 (0%)
Motorcycle: 134 (0%)
Bicycle: 2,143 (4%)
Walked: 13,409 (24%)
Other means: 414 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,902 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4692
$10,000 to $14,999: 2329
$15,000 to $19,999: 2037
$20,000 to $24,999: 2315
$25,000 to $29,999: 2077
$30,000 to $34,999: 2302
$35,000 to $39,999: 2130
$40,000 to $44,999: 2295
$45,000 to $49,999: 1737
$50,000 to $59,999: 3180
$60,000 to $74,999: 4134
$75,000 to $99,999: 5044
$100,000 to $124,999: 2815
$125,000 to $149,999: 1649
$150,000 to $199,999: 1667
$200,000 or more: 2232

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 25140
Irish: 9787
English: 6436
Italian: 6120
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4920
German: 4735
Haitian: 3240
Russian: 2846
Portuguese: 2709
United States or American: 2556
Polish: 2126
Subsaharan African:: 2021
French (except Basque): 1706
Scottish: 1275
European: 1260
Arab:: 1191
French Canadian: 1128
British: 1036
Greek: 1020
Scotch-Irish: 1004
Eastern European: 912
Jamaican: 888
Swedish: 844
Brazilian: 677
Norwegian: 633
Canadian: 600
African: 592
Dutch: 591
Ukrainian: 519
Ethiopian: 490
Lithuanian: 449
Hungarian: 429
Cape Verdean: 352
Northern European: 339
Lebanese: 332
Barbadian: 330
Israeli: 329
Arab/Arabic: 321
Danish: 319
Austrian: 315
Swiss: 287
Czech: 287
Armenian: 274
Turkish: 222
Finnish: 211
Iranian: 211
Welsh: 203
West Indian: 203
Romanian: 187
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 174
Nigerian: 171
Scandinavian: 150
Australian: 149
Other Arab: 146
Belgian: 127
South African: 121
Palestinian: 101
Syrian: 86
Bulgarian: 84
Liberian: 82
Yugoslavian: 78
Egyptian: 76
Slovak: 75
Serbian: 72
Moroccan: 72
Other Subsaharan African: 67
Albanian: 62
Croatian: 56
Latvian: 51
Jordanian: 51
Celtic: 50
Czechoslovakian: 42
Acadian/Cajun: 40
Ghanian: 40
Bermudan: 34
Slavic: 31
Pennsylvania German: 31
Kenyan: 30
British West Indian: 30
Guyanese: 30
Estonian: 29
Somalian: 26
Slovene: 25
Alsatian: 24
Basque: 22
Cypriot: 21
New Zealander: 20
Ugandan: 19
Zimbabwean: 16
Icelander: 14
Belizean: 10
Zairian: 9
Soviet Union: 8
Other West Indian: 7
Afghan: 6
Senegalese: 6
Iraqi: 6
U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Haiti (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
India (5%)
Portugal (5%)
Korea (4%)
Canada (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 33090
Northeast: 19121
Midwest: 7482
South: 7946
West: 5642

43% of Cambridge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 475
Nursery to 4th grade: 160
5th and 6th grade: 281
7th and 8th grade: 577
9th grade: 242
10th grade: 511
11th grade: 326
12th grade, no diploma: 480
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,472
Less than 1 year of college: 843
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,044
Associate degree: 883
Bachelor's degree: 8,273
Master's degree: 6,851
Professional school degree: 2,092
Doctorate degree: 3,968

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 499
Nursery to 4th grade: 199
5th and 6th grade: 441
7th and 8th grade: 716
9th grade: 368
10th grade: 498
11th grade: 408
12th grade, no diploma: 759
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,612
Less than 1 year of college: 858
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,069
Associate degree: 1,403
Bachelor's degree: 9,416
Master's degree: 8,360
Professional school degree: 1,829
Doctorate degree: 2,402

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,474
Black householders: $29,363
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,125
Asian householders: $40,582
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $27,222
Some other race householders: $25,776
Two or more races householders: $30,259
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $36,179

Cambridge household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Cambridge household income for Black or African American householders

Cambridge household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Cambridge household income for Asian householders

Cambridge household income for some other race householders

Cambridge household income for two or more races householders

Cambridge household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Cambridge marital status for males

Cambridge marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $425,500
Black or African American householders: $276,400
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $246,400
Asian householders: $283,600
Some other race householders: $244,200
Two or more races householders: $282,100
Hispanic or Latino householders: $309,400

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,934
One, attached: 2,605
Two: 6,582
3 or 4: 9,149
5 to 9: 5,473
10 to 19: 3,377
20 to 49: 4,722
50 or more: 8,842
Mobile homes: 27
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cambridge:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (70%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
Electricity (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (60%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 826

Here:	13.9%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 515

Here:	16.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12,691

Here:	85.2%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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