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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.510 square miles

Population: 1,488

Population density:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  2,920 people per square mile
Cambridge:  15,766 people per square mile

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

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Age and Sex of Residents in MIT in Cambridge, MA

Races in MIT in Cambridge neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02139, 02142.

Males:  762
Females:  726

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  25.3 years
Whole city:  30.4 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  25.2 years
Whole city:  31.6 years


Average household size:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  1.9 people
Cambridge:  2.0 people

Average family size:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  2.4 members
Cambridge:  2.8 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  49.8%
city:  29.1%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  13.6%
Cambridge:  11.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  0.0%
Cambridge:  6.1%

44.3% of population in college dorms

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  27.8%
Cambridge:  26.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  33.2%
city:  25.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  4.6%
Cambridge:  3.8%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  21.0%
Cambridge:  32.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  39.9%
Cambridge:  39.7%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  1.3%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  37.8%
Cambridge:  25.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 56
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 10
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 66
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9+ rooms: 3


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):
  • 1 room: 1,176
  • 2 rooms: 2,792
  • 3 rooms: 3,184
  • 4 rooms: 2,007
  • 5 rooms: 681
  • 6 rooms: 65
  • 7 rooms: 41
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9+ rooms: 1


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 63
  • 2 bedrooms: 30
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 1
  • 5+ bedrooms: 66


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):
  • no bedroom: 1,324
  • 1 bedroom: 5,029
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,824
  • 3 bedrooms: 686
  • 4 bedrooms: 83
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  0.6
Cambridge:  1.3

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.7
city:  0.8

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  88.4%
Cambridge:  67.3%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (1.0% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $22
Cambridge:  $435,212

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (3.6% of all units):
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  $47
city:  $624,840

Mode of transportation to work in MIT in Cambridge, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.7%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  22.1%
city:  11.0%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  4.3%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  17.4%
city:  8.4%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  2.2%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  30.2%
city:  14.1%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  3.1%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  2.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  8.5%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  10.6%
city:  12.9%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.4%
city:  11.5%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  2.2%
city:  7.1%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  11.3%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  10.4%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  21.8%
city:  15.8%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  4.0%
city:  7.3%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  13.1%
city:  9.3%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  24.7%
city:  22.8%

Percentage of females in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  0.3%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  0.0%
Cambridge:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  5.0%
Cambridge:  10.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  39.7%
Cambridge:  15.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  21.2%
Cambridge:  11.9%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  0.3%
Cambridge:  15.3%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  18.3%
Cambridge:  12.9%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  0
Cambridge:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  1998
Cambridge:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  $1,481
Cambridge:  $1,236

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology):  55.9%
Cambridge:  63.0%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Utility gas (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Other fuel (5%)
  • No fuel used (3%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
Memorial Dr (US Hwy 3)
Length: 1.98 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 17
US Hwy 3
Length: 0.48 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Massachusetts Ave (State Hwy 2 Alt)
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 128
Harvard Brg (State Hwy 2 Alt, Massachusetts Avenue Brg, Massachusetts Ave)
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Roads and streets:
Main St
Length: 0.77 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 67 to 467
Vassar St
Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 89
Ames St
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Amherst St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Wadsworth St
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Broadway
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 8
Galileo Galilei Way
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Hayward St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Carleton St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Deacon St
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Mid-Block Con
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
3rd St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 386 to 399
Dock St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 8
Highways in this neighborhood:
State Hwy 3
Length: 0.00 miles
Direction: E-W

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