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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cambridge is $48,446, which is higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Cambridge median household income is $75,909, which has grown by 58.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cambridge residents spend 24.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #35

Cambridge, MA	48,446 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cambridge, MA	36,634 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cambridge, MA	40,275 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cambridge, MA	32,546 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #83

Cambridge, MA	75,909 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cambridge, MA	111,921 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Cambridge, MA	58.21%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cambridge, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	37.82%	$36,918, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.20%	$16,035, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.11%	$5,716, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.31%	$29,610, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cambridge, MA	99,380 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cambridge, MA	149,112 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$86,872, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$34,270, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,239, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$73,297, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,091, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,691, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,154, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$38,219, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$87,125, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$85,725, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$49,505, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	95,376, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	46,007, 48.24%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,229, 70.05%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	155, 0.34%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	32,074, 69.72%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	30,373, 94.70%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,701, 5.30%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,778, 29.95%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	49,369, 51.76%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	32,205, 65.23%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	32,194, 65.21%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	30,174, 93.73%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,020, 6.27%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,164, 34.77%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	59,003, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,948, 28.72%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,350, 3.98%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16,357, 27.72%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	14,432, 24.46%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	4,679, 7.93%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,237, 7.18%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cambridge, MA	24.9 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,547	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	30,373, 50.16%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,412, 73.79%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,344, 7.72%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,394, 11.17%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.03%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	288, 0.95%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,520, 5.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	30,174, 49.84%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,690, 68.57%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,390, 11.23%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,496, 18.21%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 0.06%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 0.23%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	407, 1.35%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cambridge, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,547, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	103, 0.17%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	532, 0.88%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,248, 5.36%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	683, 1.13%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,265, 5.39%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	947, 1.56%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	2,180, 3.60%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,812, 6.30%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,414, 20.50%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	25,280, 41.75%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,893, 6.43%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,955, 3.23%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,235, 3.69%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cambridge, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,656	15.01%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,833	10.19%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.