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Occupancy, Homeownership and Rental Rate: 1950 to 2000

Year	Total	Occupied	Owned	Rented
1950	33,437	32,795	7,130	25,605
1960	35,330	34,253	7,708	26,545
1970	37,648	36,411	6,990	29,421
1980	41,300	38,836	8,889	29,947
1990	41,979	39,405	11,959	27,446
2000	44,725	42,615	13,760	28,855

1. The U. S. Census and the Cambridge Assessing Department use different methods for evaluating the size of the housing stock and to determine the owner occupancy rate. Thus, the figures stated above are not strictly comparable to housing stock figures generated using Assessing data.

Sources: U. S. Census, Decennial Census, 1950 - 1970; STF1A data file, 1980; STF1A data file, 1990; SF1 data file, 2000.

Chart showing housing tenure in Cambridge from 1950 to 2000

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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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