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Cambridge MA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	101,355	239 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 235) (98%)
Average Income	$47,979	4,947 (80%)	119 (49%)
Median House Value	$398,500	442 (98%)	12 (95%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	68.1%	21,265 (of 25,150) (15%)	225 (of 235) (4%)
% Black Population	11.9%	3,814 (85%)	7 (97%)
% Hispanic Population	7.4%	4,591 (82%)	26 (89%)
% Asian Population	11.9%	411 (98%)	6 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,943 (53%)	48 (80%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	89.5%	4,484 (of 25,150) (82%)	110 (of 235) (53%)
% College Graduates	65.1%	343 (99%)	10 (96%)
% Never Married	52.4%	260 (99%)	6 (97%)
% Married	34.7%	24,445 (3%)	226 (4%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,325 (59%)	89 (62%)
% Divorced	7.3%	19,079 (24%)	177 (25%)
% Foreign Born	25.9%	827 (97%)	6 (97%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	44,725	205 (of 25,150) (99%)	4 (of 235) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	56.2%	1,935 (92%)	25 (89%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.7%	12,377 (51%)	176 (25%)
Average Rooms in House	4.1	24,404 (3%)	234 (0%)
% Households with No Car	27.7%	436 (98%)	3 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	3.3%	24,581 (2%)	232 (1%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	11.6%	242 (99%)	7 (97%)
Median House Value	$398,500	442 (98%)	12 (95%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	5.7%	10,026 (60%)	109 (54%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	15.8%	747 (97%)	15 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$962	1,090 (96%)	21 (91%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.1%	7,244 (of 25,150) (71%)	104 (of 235) (56%)
% Drive Alone to Work	35.0%	24,772 (2%)	233 (1%)
% Take Public Transportation	25.1%	65 (100%)	4 (98%)
% Walk to Work	24.4%	474 (98%)	5 (98%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	23.8	12,482 (50%)	165 (30%)
% Households making less than $10,000	11.0%	10,924 (57%)	45 (81%)
% Households making over $200,000	5.2%	1,602 (94%)	34 (86%)
Median Household Income	$47,979	4,947 (80%)	119 (49%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.2%	14,052 (44%)	97 (59%)
Per Capita Income	$31,156	1,742 (93%)	43 (82%)
Male Worker Income	$43,825	3,410 (86%)	89 (62%)
Female Worker Income	$38,489	1,283 (95%)	38 (84%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.7%	11,300 (55%)	37 (84%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	12.9%	10,277 (59%)	33 (86%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Boston, Massachusetts	6 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.96

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Berkeley, California	0.93
Burbank city, California	0.87
Santa Barbara, California	0.86
Santa Clara, California	0.85
Stamford, Connecticut	0.85
Costa Mesa, California	0.85
Boulder, Colorado	0.84
Sandy Springs, Georgia	0.84
San Mateo, California	0.84
Bellevue, Washington	0.83

Cambridge MA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Who Walk to Work	13,409	15
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	14,158	17
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4,554	20
Renters Paying between $1,000 and $1,499 a Month	8,661	28
Population in Group Quarters	14,663	34

Cambridge MA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 235)
Percent Korean Population	1.9%	1
20 to 24 year Old Population	16,090	2
Asian Indian Population	2,720	2
Korean Population	1,901	2
Native Hawaiian Population	28	2

Cambridge MA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	8.8%	24,980
Percent Family Households	41.3%	24,967
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	32.3%	24,817
Percent Married Couple Family Households	29.1%	24,784
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	35.0%	24,772

Cambridge MA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 235)
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	32.6%	234
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	8.8%	234
Average Rooms in House	4	234
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	35.0%	233
Percent of Houses with 7 Rooms	4.6%	233

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Cambridge MA	Berkeley, California
Total Population	102,743	101,355
Average Age	32.5	30.4
Average Income	$44,485	$47,979
Median House Value	$380,200	$398,500
% White Population	59.2%	68.1%
% Black Population	13.6%	11.9%
% Asian Population	16.4%	11.9%
% Hispanic Population	9.7%	7.4%

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