Cambridge, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,819 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,819 (20 farm, 1,799 nonfarm))

Cambridge, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 814 (730 occupied: 492 owner occupied, 238 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	47%

Housing density: 487 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $510 (lower quartile is $418, upper quartile is $742)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $585

Median gross rent in Cambridge, NY in 2007: $638

Housing units in Cambridge with a mortgage: 235 (17 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124

Cambridge,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,642 (it was $82,900 in 2000)

Cambridge:	$129,642
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,157 - $171,076

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $161,841
Here: $161,841
State: $352,556

In 2-unit structures: $164,781
Here: $164,781
State: $482,362

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $53,199
Here: $53,199
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $41,468
Here: $41,468
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,701

In family households: 1,391 (285 male householders, 174 female householders)
301 spouses, 517 children (493 natural, 13 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 6 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 310 (121 male householders (96 living alone)), 141 female householders (138 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 139 (82 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 234 1-person, 14 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

308 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (31 men, 93 women).

92.9% of residents of Cambridge speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well, 43% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 81 (4.4%)
(45.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cambridge, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 118 7 rooms: 93 8 rooms: 85 9 or more rooms: 84

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cambridge, New York:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 13
1980 to 1989: 69
1970 to 1979: 35
1960 to 1969: 70
1950 to 1959: 66
1940 to 1949: 13
1939 or earlier: 514

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cambridge:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 115 3 bedrooms: 228 4 bedrooms: 109 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cambridge:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 89 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 36 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cambridge in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 175 2 vehicles: 238 3 vehicles: 60 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Cambridge in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 142 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Cambridge, NY:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 66
$150,000 to $174,999: 69
$175,000 to $199,999: 90
$200,000 to $249,999: 77
$250,000 to $299,999: 26
$300,000 to $399,999: 19
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Cambridge rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cambridge:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 31
$450 to $499: 39
$500 to $549: 31
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 9
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 39

Cambridge, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.2%
Number of people working at home: 29 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 110
5 to 9 minutes: 161
10 to 14 minutes: 59
15 to 19 minutes: 62
20 to 24 minutes: 51
25 to 29 minutes: 27
30 to 34 minutes: 65
35 to 39 minutes: 24
40 to 44 minutes: 31
45 to 59 minutes: 81
60 to 89 minutes: 72
90 or more minutes: 25

Cambridge mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 599 (75%)
Carpooled: 60 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
Taxi: 33 (4%)
Walked: 69 (9%)
Worked at home: 29 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 101
$10,000 to $14,999: 61
$15,000 to $19,999: 50
$20,000 to $24,999: 79
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $44,999: 49
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 66
$60,000 to $74,999: 50
$75,000 to $99,999: 75
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 220

English: 181

Italian: 170

German: 138

United States or American: 104

Other groups: 95

French (except Basque): 76

Scotch-Irish: 63

French Canadian: 48

Welsh: 43

Polish: 41

Dutch: 39

Scottish: 35

Norwegian: 31

European: 20

Finnish: 15

Swedish: 11

Canadian: 10

British: 8

Russian: 8

Greek: 4

Ukrainian: 4

Austrian: 3

Lithuanian: 2

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

Mexico (41%)
United Kingdom (30%)
Germany (14%)
Italy (14%)
Philippines (2%)

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

This state: 1147
Northeast: 414
Midwest: 28
South: 72
West: 89

50% of Cambridge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 3
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 176
Less than 1 year of college: 34
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 81
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 28
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 210
Less than 1 year of college: 28
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 110
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 96
Master's degree: 62
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.2%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,644
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $10,154
Asian householders: $94,589
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $112,767

Cambridge household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cambridge household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cambridge marital status for males

Cambridge marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $178,888
Asian householders: $237,042

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 515
One, attached: 10
Two: 60
3 or 4: 89
5 to 9: 39
20 to 49: 26
Mobile homes: 75

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,483

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:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%) Electricity (10%) Wood (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Electricity (40%) Utility gas (6%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	1.8%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	4.5%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	41.2%
New York:	38.2%

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)

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