Cambridge, MD Demographic Data
Cambridge, MD Summary
Cambridge is located in Dorchester County in Maryland
- Population: 12,381
- Area: 12.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.30 sq. miles
- Population Density: 979.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 16.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cambridge, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,842
55%
50.8
Male
5,710
46%
49.2
Total Population
12,552
323,128,000
Cambridge, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
950
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
944
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
709
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
688
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,186
9.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,877
15.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,280
10.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,376
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
697
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
857
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
989
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
618
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
381
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,495
75.6%
77.2
Female
5,300
55.8%
51.3
Male
4,195
44.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,178
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,506
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,988
15.8%
15.2
Female
1,287
64.7%
55.8
Male
701
35.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Cambridge, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,165
96.9%
96.8
White
5,611
44.7%
72.6
Black or African American
5,975
47.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.0%
0.8
Asian
229
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
37
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
33
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.1%
0.2
Korean
18
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
43
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
91
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
344
2.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
387
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
780
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
416
3.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
192
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
169
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,772
93.8%
82.2
Cambridge, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
417
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
886
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,162
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,563
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
357
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,027
12.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
663
8.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,303
16.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,772
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,690
20.9%
31.2
Cambridge, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,426
44.5%
33.7%
Now Married
3,132
31.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,257
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
222
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
912
9.2
5.8%
Cambridge, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,799
93.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
803
6.9%
21.6%
Spanish
597
5.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
65
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
134
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.1%
1.1%
Cambridge, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
521
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
546
10.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
838
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
576
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
793
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
738
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
439
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
518
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
62
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
82
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
36,600
57,617
Per capita income
22,028
31,128
Cambridge, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
95
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
804
14.3%
9.8
Construction
212
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,361
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
145
2.6%
6.6
Information
87
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
545
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
243
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
617
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
411
7.3%
4.6
Retail trade
739
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
140
2.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
230
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
325
5.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,675
29.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
774
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,354
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,501
26.7%
18.1%
Cambridge, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,498
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,088
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,044
19.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
101
1.8%
2.7
Other means
176
3.2%
1.8
Worked at home
89
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
Cambridge, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
881
17.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,607
51.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,170
22.9%
37.1
3 or more
455
8.9%
21.0
Cambridge, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,113
81.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,921
37.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,192
62.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,190
18.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Cambridge, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,303
1 room
17
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
147
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
650
10.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,150
18.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,356
21.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,449
23.0%
17.8
7 rooms
653
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
383
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
498
7.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cambridge, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,303
1-unit, detached
3,292
52.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
614
9.7%
5.9
2-units
450
7.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
437
6.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
580
9.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
243
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
593
9.4%
9.0
Mobile home
78
1.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
16
0.3%
0.1
Cambridge, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,443
22.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
605
9.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
742
11.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
519
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
455
7.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
576
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
336
5.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,391
22.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
236
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cambridge, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,391
27.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
224
4.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,658
52.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
749
14.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
5
0.1%
0.1
Wood
16
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
43
0.8%
1.1
Cambridge, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,292
47295100.0
Less than $500
13
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
36
2.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
39
3.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
84
6.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
284
22.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
417
32.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
419
32.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
541
42.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
143
11.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
146
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
2.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
417
32.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Cambridge, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,053
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
133
4.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
544
17.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
627
20.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,741
57.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
139
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
827
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
407
13.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
258
8.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
386
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
319
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
236
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,413
46.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
173
0.0%
0.0%
Cambridge, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,921
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
143
7.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
302
15.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
441
23.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
395
20.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
414
21.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
177
9.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
38
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
157,400
205,000