What is the population of Cambridge, Massachusetts?

The population of Cambridge, Massachusetts is 118,063.

What is the median household income in Cambridge, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Cambridge, Massachusetts is $126,373, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Cambridge, Massachusetts is $734,757, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 3.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income B

Education A+

Metric	Cambridge	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	118,063	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	16621.0	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.00%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	31.0	40.0	37.1
Households	49,271	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Cambridge

Group	Share

Cambridge has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Cambridge	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$126,373	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.03%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Cambridge	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$734,757	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,741	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	33.7%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM .

Metric	Cambridge	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.8	25.7	22.5
Work from home	28.3%	16.7%	13.4%

Cambridge has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Cambridge	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.45	2.54

Cambridge has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Cambridge	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.1	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	6.4%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	7.7%	13.9%	19.0%