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02142

Cambridge, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,737
Median household income
$147,723
People below poverty
7.5%
Median home value
$1,954,500

Income

The median income of households in 02142 was $147,723. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 38.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0.3
$15,000 to $24,999 2.9
$25,000 to $34,999 2.2
$35,000 to $49,999 5.1
$50,000 to $74,999 18.4
$75,000 to $99,999 6.3
$100,000 to $149,999 10.3
$150,000 to $199,999 10.4
$200,000 or more 38.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 132917
Female 74861

An estimated 91.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 9.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,292. 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 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 91.5
Social Security 9.2
Retirement income 13.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.5

In 2020-2024, 2.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 70.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02142 in 2020-2024, 98.3% had health insurance coverage and 1.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 93.4% and public coverage was 8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 02142 had a total population of 4,737 - 2,208 (46.6%) females and 2,529 (53.4%) males. The median age was 30.9 years. An estimated 10.3% of the population was under 18 years, 68.1% was 19 to 44 years, 11.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02142 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 188 117
5 to 9 108 0
10 to 14 0 0
15 to 19 80 186
20 to 24 400 293
25 to 29 443 359
30 to 34 470 388
35 to 39 235 178
40 to 44 229 233
45 to 49 55 30
50 to 54 104 41
55 to 59 26 93
60 to 64 70 112
65 to 69 31 66
70 to 74 17 45
75 to 79 26 19
80 to 84 4 38
85 and over 43 10

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 41.8% were White; 16.1% were Black or African American; 1.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 35% were Asian; 7.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.4% of the people in 02142 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 39.8% of the people in 02142 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,153 households in 02142. The average household size was 1.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 28% of the households in 02142 while cohabiting couple households made up 12% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.2% of all households, while 29.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.8% of all households.

In 02142, 13.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 10.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28
Cohabiting Couples 12
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37% of males and 30.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.1 57.2
Now married, except separated 37 30.4
Separated 0 0.6
Widowed 0.5 1.8
Divorced 3.4 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02142, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 60.1% of the people living in 02142 were U.S. natives. 20% of the 02142 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39.9% of 02142 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 16.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 15.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02142 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 02142.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.5
Asia 61.2
Europe 9.7
Africa 15.1
Northern America 5.7
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02142 in 2020-2024, 44.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.5% of people at least five years old; 9% 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 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.5
Other Indo-European languages 6.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 24.2
Other languages 8.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 62.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 02142 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 62.3
Different house, same county 11.6
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 17.2
Abroad 6.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 99.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 89.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 0.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02142 was 1,866 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 31 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 189. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,646.

Educational Attainment of People in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 0.7
High school diploma or equivalency 0.9
Some college, no degree 5.3
Associate's degree 3.8
Bachelor's degree 33.1
Graduate or professional degree 56.3

Disability

In 02142, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 3.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 2.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02142, 72.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 90.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,844 90.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 203 6.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 81 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02142 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 0
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 1.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3
Information 3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 28.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 42.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.5
Other Services, except public administration 0
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02142 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,735 87.4
Service occupations 188 6
Sales and office occupations 150 4.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 0 0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 55 1.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 11.2% of 02142 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 0.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 11.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 0.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 18.1
Walked 32.6
Other means 6.9
Worked from home 30.6

In 2020-2024, 02142 had a total of 2,535 housing units. Of these housing units, 0.8% 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"). 99.2% 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 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 0.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 99.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

39.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02142 was 3.2 rooms, and of these housing units 4.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02142 had 2,153 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 382 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 6.9% while renters occupied 93.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.6 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.84.

13.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 48.2% and another 0.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02142:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02142 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 22.6
Electricity 73.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02142 was $1,954,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.2 % had a mortgage. 33.8% 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 $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02142 was $3,500+. 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.