Population

Cambridge's current population is 77,657 people with 32,647 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 5.3% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 2.1% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 31.0 which is well below the state average of 40.6 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.99 persons. This area is not very family centric with 34.5% of the households being family households and with 14.2% having children in the home and 7.8% of the population being under 15 and an additional 21.3% being under 24. Another 46.1% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 14.6% between 45-64 years old leaving 10.3% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Cambridge has a daytime employee population of 55,666 versus a permanent population of 77,657 meaning the daytime employee population is 71.7% of the permanent population living in the area and 64.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 81.9% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Cambridge is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Cambridge area are White 60.1%, Black 11.0%, Asian 20.2%, 3.2% other races and 10.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Cambridge, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Cambridge
		Massachusetts
Latitude / Longitude:		42.373616, -71.109733
Radius		1 mile
POPULATION
Population 2021		77,657	6,959,075	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		74,049	6,551,389	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		77,973	6,947,953	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		79,269	7,132,163	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		5.3%	6.1%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.4%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		31.0	40.6	38.8
Under 4 years old		3.3%	4.9%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		2.4%	5.3%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		2.0%	5.8%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		21.3%	13.4%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		46.1%	25.9%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		35,784	1,805,406	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		14.6%	26.5%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		11,333	1,840,989	83,512,738
65 years and over		10.3%	18.3%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		7,991	1,272,020	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		7.8%	16.0%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		6,035	1,110,501	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages