Compare Cambridge, MA vs Massachusetts (MA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Cambridge, MA City |
Massachusetts (MA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 118,796 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,787 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1950 | 1964 | 1980 |
| Household income | $130,748 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $78,723 | $57,897 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.8% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43% | 48.9% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 118,796 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 79,275 | 4,987,302 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 49,444 | 2,785,042 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $130,748 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $78,723 | $57,897 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.8% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43% | 48.9% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $2,787 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1950 | 1964 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 66.5% | 37.5% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 33.5% | 62.5% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 55.7% | 68.6% | 61% |
| Black | 10.5% | 6.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 20.4% | 7.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.8% | 13.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.2% | 86.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 69.2% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 26.0 min | 29.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 30.8% | 18.6% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 10.3% | 21.1% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 5.8% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 3.1% | 9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 80.8% | 47.3% | 35.7% |