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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 1.228 square miles

Population: 7,580

Population density:
East Cambridge:  6,174 people per square mile
Cambridge:  15,766 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in East Cambridge in Cambridge, MA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in East Cambridge in Cambridge, MA

Races in East Cambridge in Cambridge neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02114, 02141, 02142.

Males:  4,103
Females:  3,477

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  32.3 years
Whole city:  30.4 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  38.0 years
Whole city:  31.6 years


Average household size:
East Cambridge:  1.9 people
Cambridge:  2.0 people

Average family size:
East Cambridge:  2.7 members
Cambridge:  2.8 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  26.8%
city:  29.1%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
East Cambridge:  8.1%
Cambridge:  11.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  3.8%
Cambridge:  6.1%

5.6% of population in correctional institutions

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  28.7%
Cambridge:  26.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
East Cambridge:  18.5%
city:  25.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  5.4%
Cambridge:  3.8%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  44.9%
Cambridge:  32.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
East Cambridge:  25.6%
Cambridge:  39.7%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  1.7%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  27.8%
Cambridge:  25.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in East Cambridge:
  • 1 room: 166
  • 2 rooms: 2,019
  • 3 rooms: 6,500
  • 4 rooms: 8,056
  • 5 rooms: 7,084
  • 6 rooms: 3,358
  • 7 rooms: 2,273
  • 8 rooms: 2,378
  • 9+ rooms: 2,946


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Cambridge:
  • 1 room: 6,449
  • 2 rooms: 11,340
  • 3 rooms: 21,382
  • 4 rooms: 21,858
  • 5 rooms: 10,223
  • 6 rooms: 3,655
  • 7 rooms: 903
  • 8 rooms: 195
  • 9+ rooms: 804


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Cambridge:
  • no bedroom: 167
  • 1 bedroom: 7,315
  • 2 bedrooms: 16,077
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,039
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,108
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,077


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Cambridge:
  • no bedroom: 7,003
  • 1 bedroom: 32,162
  • 2 bedrooms: 28,440
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,663
  • 4 bedrooms: 958
  • 5+ bedrooms: 583


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.3
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:
East Cambridge:  81.1%
Cambridge:  67.3%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (5.4% of all units):
East Cambridge:  $319,433
Cambridge:  $854,848

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (5.4% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $259,372
city:  $426,066

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (12.4% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $281,746
Cambridge:  $435,212

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (23.5% of all units):
East Cambridge:  $648,377
city:  $624,840

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (53.4% of all units):
East Cambridge:  $470,543
Cambridge:  $483,674



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in East Cambridge in Cambridge, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  11.0%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  7.0%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  13.4%
city:  11.0%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  6.4%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  7.9%
city:  8.4%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.9%
city:  1.6%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  2.2%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  6.7%
city:  14.1%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  4.2%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  2.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  10.5%
city:  8.5%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  11.1%
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:  6.3%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  4.7%
city:  3.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  8.7%
city:  11.5%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  8.5%
city:  7.1%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  4.6%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  3.4%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  12.4%
city:  15.8%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  5.2%
city:  7.3%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  5.3%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  11.8%
city:  9.3%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  30.1%
city:  22.8%

Percentage of females in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
Here:  1.7%
city:  0.1%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
East Cambridge:  0.0%
Cambridge:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
East Cambridge:  8.7%
Cambridge:  10.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
East Cambridge:  8.7%
Cambridge:  15.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
East Cambridge:  7.7%
Cambridge:  11.9%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
East Cambridge:  13.2%
Cambridge:  15.3%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
East Cambridge:  18.3%
Cambridge:  12.9%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
East Cambridge:  1938
Cambridge:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
East Cambridge:  1998
Cambridge:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
East Cambridge:  $1,295
Cambridge:  $1,236

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
East Cambridge:  57.0%
Cambridge:  63.0%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Electricity (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
Monsignor Obrien Hwy (State Hwy 28)
Length: 1.54 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2 to 262
Charlestown Ave (Gilmore Brg)
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: SW-NE
US Hwy 3
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: E-W
State Hwy 28 (Msgr O'Brien Hwy)
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 11
McGrath Hwy (State Hwy 28)
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 6
Roads and streets:
Land Blvd (Commercial Ave)
Length: 1.22 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 299
Cambridge St
Length: 0.86 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 680
Binney St
Length: 0.84 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 345
3rd St
Length: 0.80 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 399
Rogers St
Length: 0.79 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 200
Otis St
Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 299
Thorndike St
Length: 0.70 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 195
Spring St
Length: 0.70 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Charles St
Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 330
Hurley St
Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 399
1st St
Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 387
Main St
Length: 0.59 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 240 to 467
Gore St
Length: 0.59 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 198
Broadway
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 12 to 163
5th St
Length: 0.55 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 299
Bent St
Length: 0.55 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 332
2nd St
Length: 0.53 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 259
Cambridge Pkwy
Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
6th St
Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 198
Linskey Way (Munroe St)
Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Fulkerson St
Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Sciarappa St
Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 134
Industrial Park Rd
Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Galileo Galilei Way
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Canal Park
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 10
7th St
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Winter St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Museum Way
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cambridgeside Pl
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
8th St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 229
Mid-Block Con
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Athenaeum St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Potter St
Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 88
Water St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Lopez Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Lambert St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Spring Pl
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
N Point Blvd
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Thorndike Pl (Thorndike St)
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 196 to 225
Emmet Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Max Ave (Parnell St)
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 47
Bacon Ct
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Memorial Dr
Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Linehan Ct
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Rufo Rd
Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
4th Street Pl
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Railroad features:
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 3.37 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Penn Central RR
Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: N-S
Mass transit rail lines:
Lechmere Viaduct (Mbta Green Line Trolley)
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Other features:
Broad Cnl
Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Highways in this neighborhood:
Msgr O'Brien Hwy (State Hwy 28)
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
State Hwy 28 (Charles St, State Hwy 3)
Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: SW-NE
State Hwy 3 (Longfellow Brg)
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: E-W
Roads and streets:
Austin St (Gilmore Brg)
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Nashua St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 299
Pleasure Rd
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Science Park
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: SE-NW, SW-NE
Railroad features:
Boston and Maine RR
Length: 0.50 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Mass transit rail lines:
Lechmere Viaduct (Mbta Green Line Trolley)
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW

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