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Riverside neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), 02138, 02139 detailed profile


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Area: 0.324 square miles

Population: 12,367

Population density:
Riverside:

38,161 people per square mile
Cambridge:

18,431 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 6,03048.4%White
    • 3,32926.7%Asian
    • 1,42511.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7225.8%Two or more races
    • 6455.2%Black
    • 1621.3%Some other race
    • 1491.2%American Indian
    • 30.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
Age and Sex of Residents in Riverside in Cambridge, MA

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 527Less than $10,000
  • 435$10,000 to $19,999
  • 251$20,000 to $29,999
  • 200$30,000 to $39,999
  • 528$40,000 to $49,999
  • 211$50,000 to $59,999
  • 260$60,000 to $74,999
  • 221$75,000 to $99,999
  • 213$100,000 to $124,999
  • 439$125,000 to $149,999
  • 379$150,000 to $199,999
  • 704$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 267Less than $50,000
  • 22$50,000 to $99,999
  • 56$100,000 to $149,999
  • 101$200,000 to $249,999
  • 43$250,000 to $299,999
  • 251$300,000 to $399,999
  • 44$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,123$500,000 to $749,999
  • 182$750,000 to $999,999
  • 583$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 23Less than $100
  • 336$100 to $199
  • 106$200 to $299
  • 477$300 to $399
  • 16$400 to $499
  • 171$500 to $599
  • 444$700 to $799
  • 259$800 to $899
  • 72$900 to $999
  • 312$1,000 to $1,249
  • 48$1,250 to $1,499
  • 223$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,417$2,000 or more
Zip codes: 02138, 02139.

Males:

6,333
Females:

6,033
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

28.3 years
Whole city:

29.0 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

29.0 years
Whole city:

30.2 years

Average household size:
Riverside:

4.9 people
Cambridge:

2.0 people

Percentage of family households:
Riverside:

37.5%
Cambridge:

27.0%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

36.5%
Cambridge:

26.5%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Riverside:

24.0%
Cambridge:

31.6%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Riverside:

1.8%
Cambridge:

9.2%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Riverside:

40.0%
Cambridge:

31.1%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Riverside:

37.1%
city:

31.0%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Riverside:

1.6%
Cambridge:

2.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

20.0%
Cambridge:

31.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Riverside:

42.9%
Cambridge:

37.0%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

2.6%
city:

2.9%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

34.6%
Cambridge:

28.8%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverside
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverside
  • 1001 room
  • 1,1392 rooms
  • 1453 rooms
  • 924 rooms
  • 1555 rooms
  • 1576 rooms
  • 1867 rooms
  • 648 rooms
  • 2449+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverside
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverside
  • 3371 room
  • 4702 rooms
  • 4803 rooms
  • 1,0874 rooms
  • 5505 rooms
  • 806 rooms
  • 297 rooms
  • 1208 rooms
  • 8009+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverside
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverside
  • 100no bedroom
  • 1,1951 bedroom
  • 3942 bedrooms
  • 2153 bedrooms
  • 1374 bedrooms
  • 1125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverside
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverside
  • 378no bedroom
  • 7671 bedroom
  • 1,3432 bedrooms
  • 4753 bedrooms
  • 3364 bedrooms
  • 1015+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  -1893555.1
Cambridge:  1.2

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

0.5
city:

0.7

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Riverside:

27.5%
Cambridge:

54.3%

Year house built in Riverside
  • Year house built in Riverside
  • 1582020 or later
  • 2092010 to 2019
  • 9902000 to 2009
  • 1511990 to 1999
  • 831980 to 1989
  • 7321970 to 1979
  • 1,0291960 to 1969
  • 2971950 to 1959
  • 3041940 to 1949
  • 1,0901939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

157.6
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 303Less than 5 minutes
  • 3845 to 9 minutes
  • 66110 to 14 minutes
  • 94515 to 19 minutes
  • 44620 to 24 minutes
  • 20725 to 29 minutes
  • 47430 to 34 minutes
  • 24435 to 39 minutes
  • 20040 to 44 minutes
  • 28545 to 59 minutes
  • 6960 to 89 minutes
  • 4690 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 14.3%816Drove a car alone
  • 4.5%255Carpooled
  • 4.5%258Bus
  • 8.4%478Subway or elevated rail
  • 6.6%379Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 0.8%43Light rail, streetcar or trolley
  • 0.8%45Taxi
  • 3.0%170Bicycle
  • 37.1%2,124Walked
  • 3.5%202Other means
  • 29.2%1,671Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 10212:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 255:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 335:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 566:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 1586:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 2627:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 4607:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 4288:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 6008:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 7519:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 30210:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 15911:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 72112:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 3144:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    9.3%
    city:

    12.7%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    6.1%
    city:

    8.9%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    3.0%
    city:

    14.7%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    5.3%
    city:

    5.8%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    4.2%
    city:

    11.7%

  • Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    2.3%
    city:

    1.1%

  • Percentage of males in legal occupations:
    Here:

    3.2%
    city:

    2.5%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    32.5%
    city:

    15.8%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    11.0%
    city:

    3.8%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    3.8%
    city:

    3.7%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    5.2%
    city:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    8.0%
    city:

    7.2%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    1.2%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    2.6%
    city:

    2.3%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    7.9%
    city:

    12.8%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    8.0%
    city:

    10.9%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    2.4%
    city:

    5.9%

  • Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    4.8%
    city:

    2.2%

  • Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    8.6%
    city:

    10.9%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    3.1%
    city:

    2.9%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    29.0%
    city:

    17.7%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    8.5%
    city:

    4.9%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    3.0%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    6.8%
    city:

    8.9%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    17.6%
    city:

    11.9%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Riverside:

    18.4%
    Cambridge:

    8.3%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Riverside:

    55.5%
    Cambridge:

    15.4%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Riverside:

    14.8%
    Cambridge:

    12.3%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Riverside:

    68.1%
    Cambridge:

    13.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Riverside:

27.1%
Cambridge:

14.6%

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Riverside:

2017
Cambridge:

2022

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Riverside:

74.5%
Cambridge:

76.5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 57.5%Utility gas
  • 29.2%Electricity
  • 5.2%No fuel used
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Solar energy

Highways in this neighborhood:

State Hwy 2 (Memorial Dr, US Hwy 3)

Length: 0.65 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 901 to 928

Roads and streets:

Western Ave

Length: 0.71 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 26 to 470

Franklin St

Length: 0.56 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 299 to 699

Green St

Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 449 to 704

Putnam Ave

Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 257

Mount Auburn St

Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2 to 80

Kinnaird St

Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 19 to 199

Banks St

Length: 0.37 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 299

Howard St

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 5 to 199

Bow St

Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Plympton St

Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 4 to 199

Mill St

Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Flagg St

Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 97

Callender St

Length: 0.19 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Magee St

Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Dewolfe St

Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 4 to 99

Cowperthwaite St

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Grant St

Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Hingham St

Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Riverview Ave

Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 9

Jay St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 21 to 99

Montague St

Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Soden St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Hancock St

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 39

Holyoke Pl

Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Athens St

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Blackstone St

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 3 to 99

Bay St

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 12 to 99

Surrey St

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Peabody Ter

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Dunster St

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 38 to 199

Holyoke St

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 25 to 99

Elmer St

Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Akron St

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Hayes St

Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 32 to 59

Hews St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Linden St

Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 5 to 99

Winthrop St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 50

Riverside Pl

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

South St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 15

Ballord Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Pleasant St

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 19 to 22

Dodge St

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

Fallon Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Walker Ct

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Warren Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Jay Street Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Athens Ter

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Jfk St

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE

Cottage Row

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Walbro St

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Pond Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Gilmore St

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Soden 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

Ridgely Ct

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Roads and streets:

N Harvard St

Length: 0.00 miles
Direction: SW-NE
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