Latest news about poverty in Cambridge, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.8% of Cambridge, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2021, which was 24.7% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Taking into account residents not living in families, 15.4% of high school graduates and 46.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.9% among disabled males and 23.4% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 90.9%. For comparison, it was 64.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cambridge, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Cambridge:
13.8%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
Cambridge:
8.6%
Whole state:
5.2%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Cambridge:
19.9%
Massachusetts:
13.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor males (it is 13.5% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
25.0%
Massachusetts:
31.3%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Cambridge:
23.4%
Massachusetts:
18.0%
Disability rate in this city among poor females (it is 14.6% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
27.9%
Massachusetts:
32.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
90.9%
Residents above poverty level:
64.4%
Poverty by age in Cambridge, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cambridge,MA (percentage below poverty level)
8.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
42.1%16 and 17 years
38.0%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
10.1%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
21.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cambridge,MA (percentage below poverty level)
15.1%Under 5 years
11.3%5 years
9.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
24.6%15 years
38.3%16 and 17 years
31.9%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
11.2%35 to 44 years
13.6%45 to 54 years
10.1%55 to 64 years
15.1%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cambridge,MA (% below half of poverty level)
9.9%Under 5 years
7.9%5 years
8.3%6 to 11 years
6.6%12 to 14 years
5.7%15 years
9.6%16 and 17 years
14.3%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
4.2%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
4.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cambridge, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, MA (%)
9.0%White
25.7%Black
53.6%American Indian
13.3%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
19.1%Other race
14.1%2+ races
17.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, MA (absolute numbers)
5,119White
2,622Black
51American Indian
2,362Asian
0Native Hawaiian
491Other race
1,6952+ races
1,600Hispanic
12.2%Below poverty level
87.8%Above poverty level
17.3%Below poverty level
82.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cambridge, MA
Children below poverty level:
Cambridge, Massachusetts:
15.3%
State:
12.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Cambridge:
15.4%
Massachusetts:
15.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Cambridge:
46.7%
Massachusetts:
37.8%
40.1%Married-couple family
5.1%Male, no wife present
54.8%Female, no husband present
2.1%Worked full-time, year-round
39.5%Worked part-time
58.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.7%One full-time, other part-time
10.4%One full-time, other didn't work
6.8%Both worked part-time
31.4%One part-time, other didn't work
50.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
10.7%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
1.6%1970 to 1979
8.5%1960 to 1969
1.6%1950 to 1959
1.0%1940 to 1949
68.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
8.9%1980 to 1989
3.2%1970 to 1979
2.8%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
2.6%1940 to 1949
76.1%1939 or earlier
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