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02141

Cambridge, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
14,517
Median household income
$126,522
People below poverty
14.7%
Median home value
$868,100

Income

The median income of households in 02141 was $126,522. An estimated 6.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 27.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 1.8
$35,000 to $49,999 5.3
$50,000 to $74,999 9.5
$75,000 to $99,999 8
$100,000 to $149,999 16.7
$150,000 to $199,999 16.8
$200,000 or more 27.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 101448
Female 97517

An estimated 87.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 13.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 8.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,339. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.1
Social Security 13.9
Retirement income 8.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.2

In 2020-2024, 7.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02141 in 2020-2024, 98.1% had health insurance coverage and 1.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 83.6% and public coverage was 22.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 02141 had a total population of 14,517 - 7,302 (50.3%) females and 7,215 (49.7%) males. The median age was 31.2 years. An estimated 9.5% of the population was under 18 years, 64.3% was 19 to 44 years, 15% was 45 to 64 years, and 9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02141 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 290 283
5 to 9 178 168
10 to 14 92 171
15 to 19 183 319
20 to 24 818 1167
25 to 29 1652 1406
30 to 34 1192 893
35 to 39 737 646
40 to 44 438 386
45 to 49 309 292
50 to 54 328 347
55 to 59 223 157
60 to 64 283 246
65 to 69 187 296
70 to 74 108 221
75 to 79 137 139
80 to 84 12 71
85 and over 48 94

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57.8% were White; 7.7% were Black or African American; 2.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 22.1% were Asian; 2.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.4% of the people in 02141 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.1% of the people in 02141 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,270 households in 02141. The average household size was 1.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 22.8% of the households in 02141 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.2% of all households, while 32.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.8% of all households.

In 02141, 14.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 14.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 22.8
Cohabiting Couples 14.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.1% of males and 26.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 64.9 61.8
Now married, except separated 27.1 26.8
Separated 1 1.3
Widowed 0.6 2.9
Divorced 6.4 7.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02141, 86 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 61.3% of the people living in 02141 were U.S. natives. 28.4% of the 02141 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 38.7% of 02141 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 46.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02141 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 02141.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23.1
Asia 46.2
Europe 24.1
Africa 3.9
Northern America 1.8
Oceania 1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02141 in 2020-2024, 41.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.5% of people at least five years old; 11.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.5
Other Indo-European languages 18.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.9
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 70.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 02141 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 70.4
Different house, same county 11.6
Different county, same state 7.5
Different state 6.7
Abroad 3.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 74.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02141 was 3,177 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 104 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 829. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,244.

Educational Attainment of People in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.4
High school diploma or equivalency 8
Some college, no degree 9.3
Associate's degree 2.3
Bachelor's degree 29.5
Graduate or professional degree 44.6

Disability

In 02141, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02141, 71.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 89.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,544 89.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 652 6.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 330 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02141 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 2.2
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 6.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.5
Information 4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 29.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.1
Other Services, except public administration 1.5
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02141 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,519 78.9
Service occupations 708 7.4
Sales and office occupations 878 9.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 131 1.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 299 3.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 19.8% of 02141 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 19.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.8
Walked 19.5
Other means 10
Worked from home 34.2

In 2020-2024, 02141 had a total of 8,266 housing units. Of these housing units, 9.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 90.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 9.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 90.8
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

19.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02141 was 3.4 rooms, and of these housing units 16.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02141 had 7,270 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 996 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 25.5% while renters occupied 74.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.85.

10.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 32.7% and another 1.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02141:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 57.5
Electricity 40.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.9
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02141 was $868,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.6 % had a mortgage. 31.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,291 and for owners without a mortgage it was $867.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02141 was $2,915. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.