Compare ZIP Code 02139 vs Middlesex County, MA vs Cambridge, MA vs Boston Metro Area, MA vs Massachusetts (MA)
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02139 – Cambridge, MA ZIP Code |
Middlesex County, MA County |
Cambridge, MA City |
Boston Metro Area, MA Metro Area |
Massachusetts (MA) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 40,033 | 1,638,365 | 118,796 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 |
| Rent | $2,691 | $2,201 | $2,787 | $2,023 | $1,762 |
| Year built | 1938 | 1962 | 1950 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Household income | $134,586 | $130,847 | $130,748 | $115,863 | $103,960 |
| Per capita income | $74,801 | $69,556 | $78,723 | $63,282 | $57,897 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 7.7% | 12.8% | 8.9% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42.5% | 44.9% | 43% | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 40,033 | 1,638,365 | 118,796 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 |
| Adults over 25 | 26,670 | 1,160,120 | 79,275 | 3,510,605 | 4,987,302 |
| Total households | 16,012 | 634,215 | 49,444 | 1,940,688 | 2,785,042 |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $134,586 | $130,847 | $130,748 | $115,863 | $103,960 |
| Per capita income | $74,801 | $69,556 | $78,723 | $63,282 | $57,897 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 7.7% | 12.8% | 8.9% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42.5% | 44.9% | 43% | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,691 | $2,201 | $2,787 | $2,023 | $1,762 |
| Year built | 1938 | 1962 | 1950 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Households that rent | 67.8% | 38.7% | 66.5% | 38.4% | 37.5% |
| Households that own | 32.2% | 61.3% | 33.5% | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 52.4% | 66.8% | 55.7% | 67.3% | 68.6% |
| Black | 11.3% | 4.9% | 10.5% | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| Asian | 22.1% | 13.6% | 20.4% | 8.8% | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 10.8% | 10% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.5% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.5% | 90.7% | 91.2% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 71.7% | 75.3% | 69.2% | 79.1% | 81.4% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 30.0 min | 26.0 min | 30.0 min | 29.0 min |
| Work from home | 28.3% | 24.7% | 30.8% | 20.9% | 18.6% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 10.7% | 16.6% | 10.3% | 19.4% | 21.1% |
| High school graduate or GED | 6.5% | 17.2% | 5.8% | 20.4% | 22.6% |
| Some college or associate degree | 3.3% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 9% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 79.5% | 59.5% | 80.8% | 51.9% | 47.3% |