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Cambridge, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	101,355	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	cambridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts Population

	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
Male	49,674	49.01%	49.06%
Female	51,681	50.99%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.4		35.3

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	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	87,908	86.73%	74.31%
21 years and over	79,078	78.02%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,884	10.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,282	9.16%	12.43%

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	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
White	69,022	68.1%	75.14%
Black or African American	12,079	11.92%	12.32%
Asian	12,036	11.88%	3.64%
Some other race	3,597	3.55%	5.46%
Two or more races	4,621	4.56%	2.43%

Cambridge, Massachusetts Housing

	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	42,615		105,480,101
Family households (families)	17,595	41.29%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	25,020	58.71%	31.94%

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	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	44,725		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,110	4.72%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	42,615	95.28%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,760	30.77%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	28,855	64.52%	30.77%

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	Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	33	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	27	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	119	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	281	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,083	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,245	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,149	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	516	0.57%
Median (dollars)	398,500	119,600

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	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,433	26.83%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	13,674	32.09%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,287	14.75%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,355	12.57%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,706	6.35%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,160	7.42%	9.65%

Cambridge, Massachusetts Education

	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	37,723		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,181	3.13%	6.47%
Kindergarten	864	2.29%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,957	15.79%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,108	8.24%	21.38%
College or graduate school	26,613	70.55%	22.81%

Cambridge, Massachusetts Economy

	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	89,303		217,168,077
In labor force	59,965	67.15%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	59,909	67.09%	63.39%
- - Employed	56,241	62.98%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,668	4.11%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	56	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	29,338	32.85%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	46,125	51.65%	51.66%
In labor force	29,691	33.25%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	29,670	33.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	27,887	31.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,781	5.35%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,602		12,787,501

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	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	42,635		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,692	11.01%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,329	5.46%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,352	10.21%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,379	10.27%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,162	14.45%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,314	17.15%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,044	11.83%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,464	10.47%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,667	3.91%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,232	5.24%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	47,979		41,994

	Cambridge, Massachusetts	%, Cambridge, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	35,409	39.65%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	68,961		56,604
With Social Security income	7,221	8.09%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,386		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,655	1.85%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,021		6,320
With public assistance income	932	1.04%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,922		3,032
With retirement income	4,498	5.04%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,865		17,376

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