Cambridge, Massachusetts - Dental Demographics - Population


Cambridge, Massachusetts - Dental Demographics - Population


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Population



Cambridge's current population is 77,338 people with 32,586 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 2.9% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 1.0% 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 below the state average of 40.3 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.07 persons. This area is not very family centric with 35.1% of the households being family households and with 14.0% having children in the home and 8.1% of the population being under 15 and an additional 19.9% being under 24. Another 47.8% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 13.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 10.9% 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 56,412 versus a permanent population of 77,338 meaning the daytime employee population is 72.9% of the permanent population living in the area and 67.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 82.4% 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 57.8%, Black 9.0%, Asian 18.9%, 3.8% other races and 9.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

Demographic Analysis for Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, MassachusettsMassachusettsUnited States
Demographic CharacteristicCambridge
Massachusetts
Latitude / Longitude:42.373616, -71.109733
Radius1 mile
POPULATION
Population 202577,3387,079,401338,440,954
2010 Total Population74,4626,551,389309,121,785
2020 Total Population76,5937,034,960331,839,624
Projected Total Population 203078,0867,159,380344,873,411
     Population Change, 2010 - 20202.9%7.4%7.3%
     Annual Population Change Rate, 2025 - 20300.2%0.2%0.4%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age31.040.339.3
Under 4 years old3.4%4.8%5.5%
5 - 9 years old2.5%5.2%5.8%
10 - 14 years old2.2%5.2%6.0%
15 - 24 years old19.9%13.1%13.2%
25 - 44 years old47.8%27.9%26.9%
     Number of Adults 25-4436,9561,971,92690,938,228
45 - 64 years old13.3%24.9%24.4%
     Number of Adults 45-6410,2751,766,21882,485,679
65 years and over10.9%18.9%18.1%
     Number of Adults 65 years and older8,4321,339,61761,399,291
     0 - 14 years old8.1%15.2%17.4%
     Number of Children 0-14 years old6,2751,075,33258,800,947
NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of August 26, 2025. Data showing future dates are projections.
Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages


Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor's Degree

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Percentage of the Population with a Bachelor


Projected Population Growth Rate

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Projected Population Growth Rate