Cambridge Town Profile

Middlesex County: Cambridge, MA
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COMMUTE TO WORK
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER IN 2003
Drove Alone (Car, truck, or van): 19,386 35.03% Carpooled: 2,949 5.33%
Public Transportation: 13,899 25.11% Motorcycle: 135 0.24%
Bicycle: 2,172 3.92% Walked: 13,467 24.33%
Other Means: 422 0.76% Worked at Home: 2,914 5.27%
2003 Average number of vehicles available: 1%
2003 Average travel time to work in minutes: 26
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS + IN 2003
Less than 9th grade: 3,501 5.02% Bachelor's Degree: 18,710 26.84%
Some High School no diploma: 3,770 5.41% Master's Degree: 15,972 22.91%
High School Graduate (includes GED): 8,508 12.2% Doctorate Degree: 6,664 9.56%
Some College, no degree: 6,084 8.73% Professional School Degree: 4,108 5.89%
Associate's Degree: 2,394 3.43% Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 45,454 65.2%
EMPLOYMENT (2003)
In Armed Forces: 57 0.06% Civilian Employed: 56,632 62.96%
Civilian Unemployed: 3,682 6.1% Not In Labor Force: 29,572 32.88%
INDUSTRY FOR THE EMPLOYED CIVILIAN POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER:
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining: 28 Construction: 970
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 3,552 Wholesale Trade: 736
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities: 1,102 Retail Trade: 3,334
Information: 4,069 Manufacturing: 2,887
Services:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 9,557
Management of Companies and Enterprises: 36
Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services 1,357
Educational, Health and Social Services All:
Educational Services: 15,632
Health care and Social assistance: 6,411
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation and Food Services All:
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: 1,159
Accommodation and Food Services: 2,187
Other Services (except public administration): 1,977
Public Administration: 1,638
OCCUPATION FOR THE EMPLOYED CIVILIAN POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER:
Management, Business, and Financial Operations occupations:
Management occupations, except farmers and farm managers: 6,341
Farmers and farm managers: 0
Business operations specialists: 2,480
Financial specialists: 1,395
PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS:
Computer and mathematical occupations: 4,289
Architecture and engineering occupations: 2,126
Life, physical, and social science occupations: 4,270
Community and social services occupations: 1,327
Legal occupations: 1,233
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations: 2,336
Education, training and library occupations: 8,462
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations: 3,609
Service Occupations All: 887
Sales And Office Occupations All: 3,540
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations All: 35
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations All: 719
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations All: 1,009
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS 2003Number 2003Percent 2008Number 2008Percent
Total Housing Units: 45,690 47,257
Owner Occupied: 14,051 32.28% 14,517 32.26%
Renter Occupied: 29,479 67.72% 30,488 67.74%
Total Housing Units Change: 1990-2000: 6.34%
Total Housing Units Change: 2000-2003: 2.16%
Total Housing Units Change: 2003-2008: 3.43%
2000 Median Contract Rent: Cash Rent: $912
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE: 2000 2003 2008
Avg Household Size: 2.03 2.02 1.99
Family Households, Avg Household Size: 2.9 2.89 2.88
Nonfamily Households, Avg Household Size: 1.42 1.41 1.4
HOUSING UNITS BY UNITS IN STRUCTURE IN 2003:
1 Unit Attached: 4,016 20 to 49 Units: 4,813
1 Unit Dettached: 2,651 50 or More Units: 9,021
2 Units: 6,757 Mobile Home: 29
3 to 19 Units: 18,389
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT:
Median Year Structure Built: 1939 1970 to 1979: 4,716
1999 to March 2003: 1,373 1960 to 1969: 4,051
1995 to 1998: 1,037 1950 to 1959: 3,327
1990 to 1994: 805 1940 to 1949: 2,651
1980 to 1989: 2,640 1939 or earlier: 25,090
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT AS OF 2003:
0 - 1 year ago: 12,484 11 - 20 years ago: 5,292
2 - 5 years ago: 13,657 21 - 30 years ago: 2,680
6 - 10 years ago: 6,259 31 years agoand over: 3,158
INCOME
Per Capita Income: $34,566 Households Below Poverty: 3.75%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROUPS: 2003Number 2003Percent 2008Number 2008Percent
HH with income less than $15,000: 6,518 14.97% 6,023 13.84%
HH with income $15,000 - $24,999: 4,002 9.19% 3,707 8.52%
HH with income $25,000 - $34,999: 3,948 9.07% 3,575 8.21%
HH with income $35,000 - $49,999: 6,122 14.06% 5,590 12.84%
HH with income $50,000 - $74,999: 7,262 16.68% 7,635 17.54%
HH with income $75,000 - $99,999: 5,291 12.15% 5,409 12.43%
HH with income $100,000 - $149,999: 5,568 12.79% 6,854 15.75%
HH with income $150,000 - $249,999: 3,136 7.2% 3,980 9.14%
HH with income $250,000 - $499,999: 1,081 2.48% 1,431 3.29%
HH with income > than $500,000 602 1.38% 801 1.84%
Total Households: 43,530 45,005
MEDIAN AND AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES: 1999 2003 2008
Median Household Income: $48,548 $54,045 $61,812
Median Household Effective Buying Income: $42,147 $46,471
Average Household Income: $70,887 $78,332 $87,841
POVERTY LEVEL (2003)
Families below poverty (married with children): 384
Families below poverty (married with no children): 297
Families below poverty (male householder with children): 127
Families below poverty (male householder with no children): 65
Families below poverty (female householder with children): 627
Families below poverty (female householder with no children): 134
Families at or above poverty (married with children): 4,932
Families at or above poverty (married with no children): 6,899
Families at or above poverty (male householder with children): 466
Families at or above poverty (male householder with no children): 418
Families at or above poverty (female householder with children): 1,963
Families at or above poverty (female householder with no children): 1,439
POPULATION BY AGE, RACE & OTHER
TOTAL POPULATION: 1990 2000 2003 2008 TOTAL POPULATION CHANGE:
Total Population: 95,959 101,355 102,588 104,519 Years 1990-2000: 5.62%
Population Density: 14,926 15,765 15,957 16,257 Years 2000-2003: 1.22%
Years 2003-2008: 1.88%
Male/Female Ratio:
Male: 48.98% Female: 51.02%
POPULATION BY AGE IN 2003: AGE GROUPS IN 2003:
Under age 16: 13,974 Age 0 to 4: 4,684 Age 35 to 44: 15,382
Age 16 and over: 89,943 Age 5 to 9: 3,576 Age 45 to 49: 5,913
Age 18 and over: 88,614 Age 10 to 14: 3,645 Age 50 to 54: 5,609
Age 21 and over: 79,864 Age 15 to 17: 2,069 Age 55 to 59: 4,752
Age 25 and over: 69,711 Age 18 to 20: 8,750 Age 60 to 64: 3,367
Under age 50: 79,285 Age 21 to 24: 10,153 Age 65 to 74: 4,634
Age 65 and over: 9,575 Age 25 to 34: 25,113 Age 75 to 84: 3,472
Age 85 and over: 1,469
MEDIAN AGE IN: 1990 2003 2008 AVERAGE AGE IN 2003:
Male Median Age: 30.2 31.3 33.4 Male Average Age: 34.3
Female Median Age: 32.7 33.4 36.1 Female Average Age: 37.2
Total Median Age: 31.4 32.3 34.6 Total Average Age: 35.8
POPULATION BY CENSUS RACE AND ETHNICITY: 2000 2003 2008
White Alone: 69,022 68,655 68,634
Black or African American Alone: 12,079 12,177 12,248
American Indian and Alask Native Alone: 290 329 354
Asian Alone: 12,036 12,938 14,111
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone: 77 81 91
Some Other Race Alone: 3,230 3,484 3,755
Two or More Races: 4,621 4,924 5,326
All Hispanic/Latino: 7,455 7,693 7,913
All Not Hispanic/Latino: 93,900 94,895 96,606
Sources: Claritas; The Warren Group
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STATISTICS
Total Area, sq. miles: 7.13 Population: 102,588
Land Area, sq. miles: 6.429 Population Density per sq. mile: 15,957
*Quality Score (from 65 to 170): 130 Population Density Centile (from 1 to 100): 95
Family Cycle Type: College dormitories
*Also known as the Socioeconomic Score, the score indicating whether a particular geographic unit is Higher than, lower than, or equal to the U.S. norm, which is 100. The score's range is from 65 to 170. This is a four-component status score that Rates the geographical unit by applying a weight to each element of the following four data categories: Household income (25 categories), Educational attainment or years of school completed by persons age 25 and older (7 categories), Occupation of employed civilian labor force (13 categories),and Home value (20 categories).
PROFILE
Cambridge is a unique community in its mix of cultural and social diversity, intellectual vitality and technical innovation. The city is home to internationally known Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and over one-fourth of all its residents are college students, while one-sixth of all its jobs are in higher education. Yet residents feel that Cambridge is far more than a college town. It has long been an industrial innovator, producing America's first factories for ladders, piano keys and waterproof hats. At one point, it was the third largest industrial center in the Commonwealth. Today, former factory buildings which once turned out soap or socks house cutting edge firms in biotechnology, computer software and other emerging technologies. Close to one-third of Massachusetts' biomedical employers reside in Cambridge. Cambridge is rich in demographic diversity. More than one in five residents is foreign born. Students from 64 nations attend the public schools, and their families speak 46 different languages. The most numerous immigrant groups hail from Haiti, Central America and Portuguese-speaking nations, including Brazil. An out-of-town visitor might enjoy a Greek festival or a Caribbean gala on the same weekend and buy Portuguese pastries or fresh fish in one block. The continued vitality of its immigrants and entrepreneurs, students and street musicians, factory workers and professionals gives Cambridge its unique flavor.
GOVERNMENT
Council-Manager, City Manager
Year Incorporated: as a town: 1636, as a city: 1846
LOCATION
Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Boston on the east and south, Watertown and Belmont on the west, and Somerville and Arlington on the north. Cambridge is 2 miles west of Boston, 25 miles south of Lowell, 37 miles east of Worcester, and 218 miles from New York City.
Longitude: -71.1129 Latitude: 42.3742
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION & ACCESS
Cambridge is situated in the Greater Boston Area, which has excellent rail, air, and highway facilities. State Route 128 and Interstate Route 495 divide the region into inner and outer zones, which are connected by numerous spokes providing direct access to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of Boston.
MAJOR HIGHWAYS
Principal highways are State Routes 2, 2A, 16, and 38 and U.S. Route 3. The Massachusetts Turnpike runs just south of Cambridge and is easily accessible at the Allston-Brighton interchange.
RAIL
Commuter rail service available at Porter Square (10 min.to Boston; no MBTA parking). MBTA Red Line service available at Kendall Square (4 min. to Park Street), Central Square, Harvard Square (11 min.), Porter Square, and Alewife (18 min.from Park Street; 2,209 MBTA parking spaces). Green Line service available at Lechmere (8 min. to Government Center; 323 MBTA parking spaces). Springfield Term
BUS
Cambridge is a member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) which provides fixed route bus service to neighboring communities. The MBTA also provides THE RIDE, a paratransit service for the elderly and disabled.
OTHER
Cambridge is located on the Charles River, which is connected by a 14-foot channel to Boston Inner Harbor. Boston docks and Logan International Airport are easily accessible, providing excellent shipping service by sea and air. Competitive truck lines connect the city to all parts of New England and points west and south.
Sources: US Department of Housing; Claritas; The Warren Group
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