Population Demographics

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• Citywide Demographics
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• Census Tract Demographics
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The United States Census

Unless otherwise noted, the population demographics tables derive from the results of the nationwide population census conducted every tenth year by the U. S. Census Bureau. The tables here present data from the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses. Note that income data is always collected for the full calendar year preceding the census.

Citywide Demographics

Households and Families

• Household and Family Characteristics: 1950 to 2000
• Mean Household and Family Size: 1950 to 2000

Persons

• Total, Household and Group Quarters Population: 1950 to 2000
• Number of Births: 1980 to 2003
• Place of Birth: 1930 to 2000
• Population by Age Range: 1950 to 2000
• Population by Race, Hispanic Origin and Voting Age: 2000
• Population by Race: 1950 to 2000
• Primary Language Spoken at Home: 2000

Profiles

Census Bureau profiles include four tables that provide data about various demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics. Profiles include both 100-percent data and sample data from Census 2000. There are four tables in the Demographic Profile, labeled (DP-1 thru DP-4). For Census 2000 data, the DP-1 table is available as the Summary File 1 (SF1) profile, and the four together are available as the Summary File 3 (SF3) profile. These files are in PDF format and require use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.

• SF1 Census Profile: 2000 - includes sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, relationship, household by type, housing occupancy, housing tenure
• SF1 Census Profile Data Comparison: 1980, 1990 and 2000
• SF1 Census Profile Comparison of Cambridge to surrounding Towns, Region, Massachusetts and United States: 2000
• SF3 Census Profile: 2000 - includes educational status, disability, residence in 1995, nativity, language spoken at home, ancestry, employment status, income and various housing data, including rents, among others
• SF3 Census Profile Data Comparison: 1990 and 2000

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Neighborhood Demographics

A wide variety of information is available about the population and other aspects of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge. Each page includes both citywide and neighborhood by neighborhood data. Visit the Neighborhood Demographics home page for further information.

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Census Tract Demographics

The Census Bureau collects data at several geographic levels including state, city and census tract. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical areas The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of decennial census data.

1990

• Population by Age Range: 1990
• Household, Family and Per Capita Income: 1989 and 1999
• Housing Unit Tenure and Occupancy: 1990 and 2000
• Map of 1990 Census Tract Boundaries
• More Maps of 1990 Census Data

2000

• Household, Family and Per Capita Income: 1989 and 1999
• Population by Age by Census Tract: 2000
• Population and Density by Census Tract: 2000
• Median and Mean Household and Family Incomes and Per Capita Income: 1999
• Poverty Rate and Population Living in Poverty: 1999
• Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000
• Household Types by Census Tract: 2000
• Housing Unit Tenure and Occupancy: 1990 and 2000
• Map of 2000 Census Tract Boundaries
• Census 2000 Demographic Atlas of Cambridge: This atlas, maintained on line by the City's GIS program, includes a series of 37 census tract level maps based on Census 2000 SF1 data. Topics include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, households, families, group quarters and housing units. (PDF)
• More Maps of 2000 Census Data