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Vehicles Per Household: 1960 - 2000

	HOUSEHOLDS				Total Vehicles Recorded²
Year¹	w/ None	w/ One	w/ Two	w/ Three or More	Total Vehicles Recorded²
1960 Households	13,516	17,791	2,295	651	24,334
1970 Households	13,642	18,411	3,673	690	27,827
1980 Households	13,844	19,542	4,706	744	31,186
1990 Households	11,137	20,339	6,676	1,283	37,906
2000 Households	11,812	21,943	7,466	1,394	41,764

1960 Households	39.5%	51.9%	6.7%	1.9%	100.0%
1970 Households	37.5%	50.6%	10.1%	1.9%	100.0%
1980 Households	35.6%	50.3%	12.1%	1.9%	100.0%
1990 Households	28.2%	51.6%	16.9%	3.3%	100.0%
2000 Households	27.4%	51.6%	17.8%	3.3%	100.0%

1. Note that the number of vehicles reported here differs from that reported by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The figures are collected using different methodologies and are not directly comparable. In addition, the decennial census does not report commercial vehicles owned.
2. For 1960, 1970 and 1980 estimated total assumes three cars for all households reporting three or more vehicles. For 1990 and 2000 total figures based upon total cars reported by census.

Sources: Massachusetts Social & Economic Population Characteristics, 1960; Characteristics of the Population, Volume 1, Part 23, Massachusetts, 1970; STF3A tape file, 1980; STF3A tape file, 1990; Summary File 3, 2000.

Chart of Vehicles per Cambridge Household from 1960 to 2000

For More Information

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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