Massachusetts · Census place 11000
Cambridge city, MA
Quick answer
Cambridge city has 117,794 residents, ranking #4 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $126,469, the median home is worth $1,040,500 and median gross rent runs $2,742 a month.
- Population
- 117,794Cambridge city residents
- Median household income
- $126,469Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,040,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,742Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cambridge city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cambridge city median would spend about 26% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 33.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Boston city 663,972
- Worcester city 205,501
- Springfield city 154,751
- Lowell city 114,799
- Brockton city 105,080
- Quincy city 101,361
- Lynn city 100,905
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