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Cambridge, MA

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 42.373746     Longitude: -71.110554
Population 100,135 (2005)
Elevation of Cambridge, Massachusetts: 30 feet
CAMBRIDGE is located in MIDDLESEX county, Massachusetts at latitude 42.373746 and longitude -71.110554 with an elevation of 30 feet. The population of CAMBRIDGE is 100,135 as of the year 2005 with a population growth of -1.20% from the year 2000 through 2005. The most common zip code of CAMBRIDGE is 02138.

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Population 2005: 100,135
Population 2004: 100,802
Population 2003: 101,494
Population 2002: 102,023
Population 2001: 102,314
Population 2000: 101,355 (2000 Census)
Population 1990: 95,802 (1990 Census)

Population Growth 2000 to 2005: -1.20%
Population Growth 1990 to 2000: 5.80%

Population (2005 Estimate): 81,260
Male: 39,637 (48.78%)
Female: 41,623 (51.22%)

Median age: 33.70 years

Races, 2005 Data (% change from 2000):
White: 65.77% (+1.22%)
Asian: 13.52% (+1.64%)
Black or African American: 11.30% (-0.62%)
Hispanic or Latino: 7.38% (+0.02%)
Other race: 3.19% (0.00%)
Two or more races: 2.65% (-1.91%)
American Indian: 0.10% (-0.19%)
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander: 0.07% (-0.01%)

Housing Units: 44,725 (2000 Census)
Land Area: 6.4287 square miles
Water Area: 0.6998 square miles

Most populous zip code: 02138



All zip codes:
02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02238, 02239
(zip codes with population are shown in bold)

Cities & Towns nearby Cambridge

Somerville, MA 1.2mi NNE
Allston, MA 1.7mi SW
Charlestown, MA 2.4mi E
Brighton, MA 2.8mi SW
Medford, MA 3.2mi N
Brookline, MA 3.2mi SSW
Belmont, MA 3.5mi WNW
Watertown, MA 3.7mi W
Boston, MA 3.8mi SSE
Everett, MA 3.9mi NE


Population data by age, 2005 data
Under 5 years: 4,152 (5.11%)
5 to 9 years: 2,484 (3.06%)
10 to 14 years: 2,422 (2.98%)
15 to 19 years: 3,828 (4.71%)
20 to 24 years: 6,046 (7.44%)
25 to 34 years: 24,988 (30.75%)
35 to 44 years: 11,311 (13.92%)
45 to 54 years: 8,866 (10.91%)
55 to 59 years: 4,517 (5.56%)
60 to 64 years: 3,590 (4.42%)
65 to 74 years: 4,280 (5.27%)
75 to 84 years: 3,802 (4.68%)
85 years and over: 974 (1.20%)

Median age: 33.70 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2005 data
18 years and over: 69,949 (86.08%)
21 years and over: 68,029 (83.72%)
62 years and over: 11,309 (13.92%)
65 years and over: 9,056 (11.14%)

18 years and older by gender, 2005 data
18 years and over: 69,949 (86.08%)
Male: 34,252 (48.97% of this group)
Female: 35,697 (51.03% of this group)

65 years and older by gender, 2005 data
65 years and over: 9,056 (11.14%)
Male: 3,664 (40.46% of this group)
Female: 5,392 (59.54% of this group)

Races, 2005 data
One Race: 79,107 (97.35%)
Two or more Races: 2,153 (2.65%)
White: 53,443 (65.77%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5,998 (7.38%)
Black or African American: 9,184 (11.30%)
Asian: 10,989 (13.52%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 54 (0.07%)
American Indian and Alaska Native: 83 (0.10%)
Some other race: 2,596 (3.19%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2005 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5,998 (7.38%)
Mexican: 694 (0.85%)
Puerto Rican: 1,544 (1.90%)
Cuban: 257 (0.32%)
Other Hispanic or Latino: 3,503 (4.31%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 75,262 (92.62%)

Two or More Races, 2005 data
Two or more Races: 2,153 (2.65%)
White and Black or African American: 628 (0.77%)
White and American Indian and Alaska Native: 351 (0.43%)
White and Asian: 405 (0.50%)
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native: 0 (0.00%)
Two races including Some other race: 0 (0.00%)
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races: 1,434 (1.76%)

Housedold Data, 2005 data
Household population: 81,260 (100.00%)
Householder: 41,822 (51.47%)
Spouse: 12,875 (15.84%)
Child: 13,262 (16.32%)
Other relatives: 1,966 (2.42%)
Nonrelatives: 11,335 (13.95%)
Unmarried partner: 2,855 (3.51%)
Total households: 40,898
Family households (families): 16,660 (40.74%)
With own children under 18 years: 7,462 (18.25%)
Married-couple families: 12,479 (30.51%)
With own children under 18 years: 5,420 (13.25%)
Male householder, no wife present: 1,086 (2.66%)
With own children under 18 years: 526 (1.29%)
Female householder, no husband present: 3,095 (7.57%)
With own children under 18 years: 1,516 (3.71%)
Nonfamily households: 24,238 (59.26%)
Householder living alone: 17,902 (43.77%)
65 years and over: 4,159 (10.17%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 7,805 (19.08%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 7,632 (18.66%)
Average household size : 1.99
Average family size: 2.72

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