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Data type:
Area: 0.983 square miles
Population: 23,112
Population density:
| Central Square: |  23,521 people per square mile | | Cambridge: |  15,766 people per square mile |
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Zip codes: 02138, 02139.
| Males: | 11,610 | | Females: | 11,502 |
Median age:
Males:
| This neighborhood: | 30.7 years | | Whole city: | 30.4 years |
Females:
| This neighborhood: | 32.7 years | | Whole city: | 31.6 years |
Average household size:
| Central Square: | 2.0 people | | Cambridge: | 2.0 people |
Average family size:
| Central Square: | 2.8 members | | Cambridge: | 2.8 members |
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
| Here: | 23.7% | | city: | 29.1% |
Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
| Central Square: | 8.6% | | Cambridge: | 11.3% |
Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
| This neighborhood: | 5.8% | | Cambridge: | 6.1% |
1.6% of population in college dorms
2.1% of population in other group homes
Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
| Here: | 31.3% | | Cambridge: | 26.9% |
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
| Central Square: | 26.1% | | city: | 25.5% |
Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
| This neighborhood: | 4.1% | | Cambridge: | 3.8% |
Percentage of people born in this state:
| Here: | 31.1% | | Cambridge: | 32.6% |
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
| Central Square: | 38.0% | | Cambridge: | 39.7% |
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
| Here: | 2.0% | | city: | 1.8% |
Percentage of foreign born residents:
| Here: | 28.9% | | Cambridge: | 25.9% |
Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Central Square: |
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- 1 room: 154
- 2 rooms: 1,295
- 3 rooms: 3,394
- 4 rooms: 4,044
- 5 rooms: 5,370
- 6 rooms: 4,000
- 7 rooms: 2,014
- 8 rooms: 1,315
- 9+ rooms: 2,319
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Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Square: |
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- 1 room: 4,393
- 2 rooms: 11,542
- 3 rooms: 14,079
- 4 rooms: 15,857
- 5 rooms: 10,256
- 6 rooms: 4,850
- 7 rooms: 1,698
- 8 rooms: 621
- 9+ rooms: 387
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Square: |
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- no bedroom: 208
- 1 bedroom: 4,696
- 2 bedrooms: 9,110
- 3 bedrooms: 6,099
- 4 bedrooms: 2,439
- 5+ bedrooms: 1,354
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Square: |
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- no bedroom: 4,998
- 1 bedroom: 24,908
- 2 bedrooms: 21,544
- 3 bedrooms: 9,397
- 4 bedrooms: 2,531
- 5+ bedrooms: 305
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Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
| This neighborhood: | 1.1 | | Cambridge: | 1.3 |
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
| Here: | 0.8 | | city: | 0.8 |
Percentage of units with a mortgage:
| Central Square: | 67.7% | | Cambridge: | 67.3% |
Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (5.6% of all units):
| Central Square: | $586,730 | | Cambridge: | $854,848 |
Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (5.1% of all units):
| This neighborhood: | $349,307 | | city: | $426,066 |
Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (10.9% of all units):
| This neighborhood: | $356,439 | | Cambridge: | $435,212 |
Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (21.6% of all units):
| Central Square: | $589,593 | | city: | $624,840 |
Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (56.7% of all units):
| Central Square: | $311,440 | | Cambridge: | $483,674 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
| Here: | 10.9% | | city: | 10.9% |
Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
| Here: | 6.2% | | city: | 6.6% |
Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
| Here: | 12.5% | | city: | 11.0% |
Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
| Here: | 4.8% | | city: | 5.4% |
Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
| Here: | 8.6% | | city: | 8.4% |
Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
| Here: | 1.7% | | city: | 1.6% |
Percentage of males in legal occupations:
| Here: | 1.7% | | city: | 2.2% |
Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
| Here: | 12.1% | | city: | 14.1% |
Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
| Here: | 5.4% | | city: | 5.4% |
Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
| Here: | 3.0% | | city: | 2.8% |
Percentage of males in service occupations:
| Here: | 8.5% | | city: | 8.5% |
Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
| Here: | 13.7% | | city: | 12.9% |
Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
| Here: | 5.1% | | city: | 3.9% |
Percentage of males in production occupations:
| Here: | 2.7% | | city: | 3.1% |
Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
| Here: | 3.1% | | city: | 3.0% |
Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
| Here: | 11.5% | | city: | 11.5% |
Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
| Here: | 5.8% | | city: | 7.1% |
Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
| Here: | 3.9% | | city: | 4.1% |
Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
| Here: | 2.9% | | city: | 2.0% |
Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
| Here: | 7.3% | | city: | 6.6% |
Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
| Here: | 2.8% | | city: | 3.1% |
Percentage of females in legal occupations:
| Here: | 2.1% | | city: | 2.2% |
Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
| Here: | 14.9% | | city: | 15.8% |
Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
| Here: | 8.6% | | city: | 7.3% |
Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
| Here: | 5.7% | | city: | 5.4% |
Percentage of females in service occupations:
| Here: | 10.3% | | city: | 9.3% |
Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
| Here: | 21.9% | | city: | 22.8% |
Percentage of females in production occupations:
| Here: | 1.6% | | city: | 1.8% |
Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
| Central Square: | 0.1% | | Cambridge: | 0.1% |
Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
| Central Square: | 10.9% | | Cambridge: | 10.1% |
Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
| Central Square: | 11.1% | | Cambridge: | 15.1% |
Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
| Central Square: | 10.9% | | Cambridge: | 11.9% |
Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
| Central Square: | 9.5% | | Cambridge: | 15.3% |
Percentage of population below poverty level:
| Central Square: | 17.0% | | Cambridge: | 12.9% |
Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
| Central Square: | 1983 | | Cambridge: | 1991 |
Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
| Central Square: | 1997 | | Cambridge: | 1997 |
Median rent in 2007:
| Central Square: | $1,248 | | Cambridge: | $1,236 |
Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
| Central Square: | 64.8% | | Cambridge: | 63.0% |
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Highways in this neighborhood:
State Hwy 2 Alt (Massachusetts Ave)
Length: 1.34 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 223 to 1144
Roads and streets:
Broadway
Length: 1.35 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 243 to 478
Harvard St
Length: 1.34 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 168 to 395
Cambridge St
Length: 1.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 968 to 1611
Green St
Length: 1.11 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 78 to 704
Franklin St
Length: 1.00 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 96 to 699
Windsor St
Length: 0.82 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 493
Columbia St
Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 412
Norfolk St
Length: 0.72 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 354
Prospect St
Length: 0.68 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 351
Inman St
Length: 0.60 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Hampshire St
Length: 0.54 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 92 to 216
Bishop Richard Allen Dr
Length: 0.53 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 4 to 199
Elm St
Length: 0.46 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 276
Dana St
Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hancock St
Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Ellery St
Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
River St
Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 134
Tremont St
Length: 0.36 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 112
Auburn St
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 90 to 299
Kinnaird St
Length: 0.33 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 89
Trowbridge St
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 76
Western Ave
Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 150
Washington St
Length: 0.32 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 499
Antrim St
Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Lee St
Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Fayette St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Amory St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Main St
Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 772 to 999
Essex St
Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Pearl St
Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 105
Pleasant St
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 43
Maple Ave
Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cottage St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Cherry St
Length: 0.24 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Magazine St
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2 to 35
Highland Ave
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Brookline St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 92
Union St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Sidney St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 80
William St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Bigelow St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Pine St
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Ellsworth Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Market St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 24 to 99
Clinton St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Chatham St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Mount Auburn St
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2 to 25
School St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 119
Centre St
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Prescott St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 82
Lincoln St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 32 to 199
State St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 52
Ware St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
West St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2 to 99
Bay St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
St Mary Rd
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Suffolk St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
St Paul St
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Worcester St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Watson St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Webster Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 213 to 268
Putnam Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 52
Columbia Ter
Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Murdock St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Soden St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Athens St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Remington St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Fainwood Cir
Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Grant St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 48
Scouting Way
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cleveland St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Greenough Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Temple St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2 to 99
Marie Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Gardner Rd
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Douglas St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 21
Banks St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 57
Carlisle St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Richardson St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Salem St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Boardman St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Norfolk Ct
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
West Pl
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 6 to 99
Goodman Rd
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Broadway Ter
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 6 to 99
Sellers St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dana Pl
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 13
Eaton St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Merrill St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Vail Ct
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Broadway Ct
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 3 to 5
Front St
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Citizens Pl
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 14
Crawford St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Ellsworth Park
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Trowbridge Ter
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Ellery Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 11
Inman Ct
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 18
Trowbridge Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Central Sq
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2 to 98
Corliss Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Village St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Auburn Park
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Belvidere Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Inman Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Highland Park
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Union Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Pilgrim St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 40 to 99
King Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Ellery Sq
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 20
Jackson Gardens
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Austin Park
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 153
Harold Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Ashburton Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Percy Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Warren Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Lamson Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Marvin Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Union Ter
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Livermore Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Linwood Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Harwell Dr
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Washington Ct
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Fisk Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hampshire Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Fayette Park
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Athens Ter
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Amory Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Norfolk Ter
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Hampshire Ct
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 7
Wellington Ln
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cottage Row
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Boardman Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Cherry Ct
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Hancock Park
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Hancock Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Harrington Ter
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Arnold Cir
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Soden Pl
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Rumeal Robinson Pl
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Franklin Pl
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Lincoln Pl
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
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