Age and Sex in Cambridge, Massachusetts (City)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, Cambridge, and other places in Massachusetts
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%1%2%3%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-41,4611.343%1.34%1,5741.447%1.45%1,8181.672%1.67%3,1182.867%2.87%2,2172.038%2.04%1,8631.713%1.71%2,8922.659%2.66%1,7831.639%1.64%4,5824.213%4.21%4,1713.835%3.84%5,0094.606%4.61%5,4865.044%5.04%7,4606.859%6.86%12,49412.5k11.488%11.5%17,04417.0k15.672%15.7%8,4177.739%7.74%3,7523.450%3.45%3,6873.390%3.39%7,0676.498%6.50%2,0421.878%1.88%3,0692.822%2.82%3,4003.126%3.13%4,3514.001%4.00%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Cambridge
Female Male
Massachusetts
Cambridge
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1%0%1%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.127578%-0.052640%-0.179173%-0.060528%-0.180218%0.2%0.127578%0.179173%0.127578%0.1%12,05112.1k11.081%11.1%-0.413031%-0.053808%-0.662237%-0.044052%-0.466839%0.5%0.413031%0.662237%0.413031%0.4%23,92323.9k21.997%22.0%-1.123555%-0.660381%-0.006144%-1.123555%1.1%1.123555%0.072792%0.660381%1.196347%1.2%45,41545.4k41.758%41.8%-1.570474%-0.193551%-0.766222%-0.017135%-1.764024%1.8%1.570474%0.766222%1.570474%1.6%14,50614.5k13.338%13.3%-0.321563%-0.560616%-0.321563%0.3%0.321563%0.013894%0.560616%0.024588%0.335457%0.3%12,86212.9k11.826%11.8%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Cambridge
Female Male
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
1%0%1%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.024998%-0.033963%-0.046447%-0.050660%-0.058962%0.1%0.024998%0.046447%0.024998%0.0%1,4611.343%1.34%-0.124498%-0.040457%-0.156508%-0.083152%-0.164955%0.2%0.124498%0.156508%0.124498%0.1%1,5741.447%1.45%-0.134428%-0.065467%-0.213469%-0.064537%-0.199895%0.2%0.134428%0.213469%0.134428%0.1%1,8181.672%1.67%-0.285775%-0.316024%-0.068770%-0.285775%0.3%0.285775%0.001839%0.316024%0.287614%0.3%3,1182.867%2.87%-0.277683%-0.124130%-0.419753%-0.055660%-0.401813%0.4%0.277683%0.419753%0.277683%0.3%2,2172.038%2.04%-0.313543%-0.229411%-0.508903%-0.059595%-0.542954%0.5%0.313543%0.508903%0.313543%0.3%1,8631.713%1.71%-0.387715%-0.110951%-0.557414%-0.061316%-0.498665%0.5%0.387715%0.557414%0.387715%0.4%2,8922.659%2.66%-0.369172%-0.618023%-0.051178%-0.369172%0.4%0.369172%0.081374%0.618023%0.450546%0.5%1,7831.639%1.64%-0.332117%-0.178379%-0.676577%-0.048367%-0.510496%0.5%0.332117%0.676577%0.332117%0.3%4,5824.213%4.21%-0.379010%-0.009011%-0.731910%-0.039160%-0.388021%0.4%0.379010%0.731910%0.379010%0.4%4,1713.835%3.84%-0.434731%-0.051675%-0.689914%-0.038463%-0.486405%0.5%0.434731%0.689914%0.434731%0.4%5,0094.606%4.61%-0.502404%-0.631126%-0.037009%-0.502404%0.5%0.502404%0.004046%0.631126%0.506450%0.5%5,4865.044%5.04%-0.660923%-0.584959%-0.018190%-0.660923%0.7%0.660923%0.050020%0.584959%0.710943%0.7%7,4606.859%6.86%-1.133720%-0.656156%-0.013040%-1.133720%1.1%1.133720%0.030159%0.656156%1.163879%1.2%12,49412.5k11.488%11.5%-1.526155%-0.710160%-0.001522%-1.526155%1.5%1.526155%0.082018%0.710160%1.608172%1.6%17,04417.0k15.672%15.7%-1.206666%-0.692436%-1.206666%1.2%1.206666%0.166426%0.692436%0.017724%1.373092%1.4%8,4177.739%7.74%-1.688167%-0.073558%-0.752120%-0.019044%-1.761726%1.8%1.688167%0.752120%1.688167%1.7%3,7523.450%3.45%-1.659663%-0.776860%-0.012993%-1.659663%1.7%1.659663%0.070800%0.776860%1.730463%1.7%3,6873.390%3.39%-1.431632%-0.385722%-0.767953%-0.018251%-1.817354%1.8%1.431632%0.767953%1.431632%1.4%7,0676.498%6.50%-0.292701%-0.040457%-0.606894%-0.333159%0.3%0.292701%0.606894%0.030020%0.292701%0.3%2,0421.878%1.88%-0.281545%-0.001287%-0.579863%-0.282832%0.3%0.281545%0.579863%0.030477%0.281545%0.3%3,0692.822%2.82%-0.284120%-0.546764%-0.284120%0.3%0.284120%0.057008%0.546764%0.016321%0.341127%0.3%3,4003.126%3.13%-0.390779%-0.527455%-0.390779%0.4%0.390779%0.018574%0.527455%0.023708%0.409353%0.4%4,3514.001%4.00%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Cambridge
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Cambridge
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-135.862069%-109.071132%-135.862069%135.9%0.4240.4270.226%70.2%29.774%29.8%-32.496307%-53.129265%-32.496307%32.5%0.7550.7556.989%57.0%43.011%43.0%-48.700410%-30.232623%-48.700410%48.7%0.6720.6759.791%59.8%40.209%40.2%-21.761128%0.643501%0.643501%0.6%1.0061.0149.840%49.8%50.160%50.2%-44.701987%-13.260150%-44.701987%44.7%0.6910.6959.134%59.1%40.866%40.9%-73.167155%-11.710530%-73.167155%73.2%0.5770.5863.392%63.4%36.608%36.6%-28.616601%-11.000044%-28.616601%28.6%0.7780.7856.259%56.3%43.741%43.7%-8.280935%22.042341%22.042341%22.0%1.2201.2245.036%45.0%54.964%55.0%-53.709856%-7.148839%-53.709856%53.7%0.6510.6560.585%60.6%39.415%39.4%-2.377487%-5.350340%-2.377487%2.4%0.9770.9850.587%50.6%49.413%49.4%-11.886633%-5.574976%-11.886633%11.9%0.8940.8952.805%52.8%47.195%47.2%-5.863967%0.805271%0.805271%0.8%1.0081.0149.799%49.8%50.201%50.2%-3.109628%7.568169%7.568169%7.6%1.0761.0848.177%48.2%51.823%51.8%-1.987387%2.660178%2.660178%2.7%1.0271.0349.344%49.3%50.656%50.7%-0.214286%5.374141%5.374141%5.4%1.0541.0548.692%48.7%51.308%51.3%13.792228%2.559709%13.792228%13.8%1.1381.1446.774%46.8%53.226%53.2%-4.357298%-2.532095%-4.357298%4.4%0.9580.9651.066%51.1%48.934%48.9%-1.672490%4.265928%4.265928%4.3%1.0431.0448.956%49.0%51.044%51.0%-26.942839%-2.376561%-26.942839%26.9%0.7880.7955.936%55.9%44.064%44.1%-13.821990%-13.821990%13.8%4.946519%0.8790.8853.232%53.2%46.768%46.8%-0.457218%-0.457218%0.5%5.255888%0.9951.0050.114%50.1%49.886%49.9%20.064725%2.985058%20.064725%20.1%1.2011.2045.441%45.4%54.559%54.6%4.752941%4.494711%4.752941%4.8%1.0481.0548.839%48.8%51.161%51.2%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by Neighborhood in Cambridge

Children Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
2.4%6.0%9.4%12.9%16.4%19.9%

College Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%13%25%38%50%64%

20s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
10%16%22%27%33%39%

30s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
7.4%11.2%14.9%18.6%22.3%26.0%

40s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
1.0%3.4%5.7%8.1%10.5%12.9%

50s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0.4%3.1%5.8%8.5%11.2%14.0%

60s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.3%3.3%6.2%9.1%12.0%15.0%

70s Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.4%2.9%5.4%7.9%10.4%12.9%

80+ Age Cohorts by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.1%1.9%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.1%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in Cambridge

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
2.2%6.7%11.2%15.6%20.1%24.6%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
1%14%26%39%52%65%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
3%11%18%25%33%40%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
7.1%11.3%15.5%19.6%23.8%28.0%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0.9%3.9%6.8%9.7%12.5%15.5%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0.3%3.4%6.5%9.5%12.6%15.7%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.3%3.8%7.3%10.7%14.2%17.7%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.4%2.2%3.9%5.7%7.4%9.2%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%1.6%3.3%4.9%6.6%8.2%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in Cambridge

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%7%14%21%29%36%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#24

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%17%34%50%67%85%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#25

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
2%14%25%37%48%59%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#26

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#27

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0.0%4.9%9.7%14.6%19.5%24.4%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#28

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.2%17.7%22.1%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#29

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.0%4.5%9.1%13.6%18.2%22.8%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#30

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%2.8%5.7%8.5%11.4%14.2%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#31

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%2.7%5.5%8.2%10.9%13.7%
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Age Cohorts by Neighborhood in Cambridge

There are 19 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Cambridge (7 fully and 12 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Cambridge, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge.

Children by Neighborhood#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected neighborhoods in Cambridge, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%5%10%15%20%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexStrawberry Hill NeighborhoodStrawberry HlCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownNorth Cambridge NeighborhoodN CambridgeWest Cambridge NeighborhoodW CambridgeThe Port - Area 4 NeighborhoodThe Port - Area 4Wellington-Harrington NeighborhoodWellington-Harring…Cambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeTeele Square NeighborhoodTeele SquarePeabody NeighborhoodPeabodyPorter Square NeighborhoodPorter SquareCambridgeport NeighborhoodCambridgeportDavis Square NeighborhoodDavis SquareEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeUnion Square NeighborhoodUnion SquareCambridge Highlands NeighborhoodCambridge HighlandsWest End NeighborhoodWest EndAggasiz - Harvard North NeighborhoodAggasiz - Harvard NRiverside NeighborhoodRiversideMid-Cambridge NeighborhoodMid-CambridgeMIT NeighborhoodMIT23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M21.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M20.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k19.865634%19.865634%19.9%450118.829295%18.829295%18.8%3,095217.715056%17.715056%17.7%2,1202,121316.374401%16.374401%16.4%1,3131,314415.853467%15.853467%15.9%1,077513.340487%13.340487%13.3%868611.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k11.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k11.719540%11.719540%11.7%484711.362962%11.362962%11.4%1,295811.139406%11.139406%11.1%278279910.998306%10.998306%11.0%1,3431,3441010.396120%10.396120%10.4%6646651110.195729%10.195729%10.2%941129.769816%9.769816%9.8%1,4121,413139.185505%9.185505%9.2%95149.123984%9.123984%9.1%486158.949067%8.949067%8.9%445168.438365%8.438365%8.4%1,071178.145298%8.145298%8.1%1,0571,058182.480611%2.480611%2.5%12519
Count number of children
# rank of neighborhood out of 19 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Cambridge to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge.

Children by Place#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Hanscom AFBSharonMilton MillsSouth DuxburyNewfieldsTownsendMedfieldWinchesterDoverNorth ScituateN ScituateHinghamNeedhamLawrenceWeweanticTopsfieldWellesleyLexingtonFranklin TownRaymondBrocktonMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrLynnChelseaEast PepperellE PepperellCochituateMiltonBelmontBoxfordMiltonHopkintonScituateUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLowellPinehurstLynnfieldNortheastPepperellMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFraminghamWakefieldEppingBeverlyAyerBostonWalthamCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridgeHampton BeachSeabrook BeachSeabrook BchDurhamThe PinehillsDevens45.805455%45.805455%45.8%890131.843862%31.843862%31.8%1,860231.521739%31.521739%31.5%116330.917481%30.917481%30.9%1,139429.721362%29.721362%29.7%96529.582449%29.582449%29.6%418628.942966%28.942966%28.9%1,903728.922680%28.922680%28.9%6,505828.862617%28.862617%28.9%708928.050896%28.050896%28.1%1,4551027.488316%27.488316%27.5%1,5881127.135612%27.135612%27.1%8,1861227.026482%27.026482%27.0%21,44221.4k1327.015707%27.015707%27.0%5161426.608443%26.608443%26.6%9141526.493480%26.493480%26.5%7,6591626.074812%26.074812%26.1%8,5881725.930095%25.930095%25.9%8,5241825.819803%25.819803%25.8%8111925.817135%25.817135%25.8%24,47824.5k2025.799056%25.799056%25.8%1,9132125.631557%25.631557%25.6%23,60023.6k2225.609246%25.609246%25.6%9,7942325.312330%25.312330%25.3%4662425.273775%25.273775%25.3%1,7542525.113122%25.113122%25.1%2222624.770104%24.770104%24.8%6,3302724.635922%24.635922%24.6%6092824.576798%24.576798%24.6%6,7222924.552613%24.552613%24.6%6863023.432645%23.432645%23.4%1,2823823.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.776711%22.776711%22.8%25,02525.0k4322.594752%22.594752%22.6%1,7054721.931300%21.931300%21.9%2,7395621.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M20.935043%20.935043%20.9%5066620.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k20.256421%20.256421%20.3%14,33014.3k7519.402250%19.402250%19.4%5,1228418.735763%18.735763%18.7%3299317.990090%17.990090%18.0%7,37010316.741924%16.741924%16.7%48211216.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k11413.933237%13.933237%13.9%8,73612111.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k11.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k12511.042403%11.042403%11.0%2501278.246347%8.246347%8.2%791287.022314%7.022314%7.0%7491294.627451%4.627451%4.6%591304.455725%4.455725%4.5%79131
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 131 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Cambridge to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Children by Place#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NeedhamLawrenceWellesleySpringfieldLexingtonFranklin TownBrocktonLynnChelseaHolyokeAttleboroEverettMethuen TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLowellFitchburgBraintree TownNew BedfordNewtonHaverhillWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownLeominsterMarlboroughNortheastArlingtonMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTauntonWorcesterFraminghamFall RiverNorwoodAgawam TownWoburnChicopeePittsfieldWeymouth TownWestfieldRandolphRevereMaldenBrooklinePeabodyBeverlySalemGloucesterBarnstable TownWatertown TownBostonQuincyMedfordWalthamSomervilleCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridge27.135612%27.135612%27.1%8,186127.026482%27.026482%27.0%21,44221.4k226.493480%26.493480%26.5%7,659326.129449%26.129449%26.1%40,23740.2k426.074812%26.074812%26.1%8,588525.930095%25.930095%25.9%8,524625.817135%25.817135%25.8%24,47824.5k725.631557%25.631557%25.6%23,60023.6k825.609246%25.609246%25.6%9,794924.143496%24.143496%24.1%9,7251023.755128%23.755128%23.8%10,48110.5k1123.568420%23.568420%23.6%10,52010.5k1223.181698%23.181698%23.2%11,36911.4k1323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.776711%22.776711%22.8%25,02525.0k1422.764027%22.764027%22.8%9,2061522.716236%22.716236%22.7%8,4201622.523898%22.523898%22.5%21,39521.4k1722.483780%22.483780%22.5%19,85719.9k1822.111004%22.111004%22.1%13,78413.8k1921.994751%21.994751%22.0%6,2852021.639551%21.639551%21.6%8,9382121.388292%21.388292%21.4%8,4582221.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.311475%21.311475%21.3%9,4642320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k20.357851%20.357851%20.4%11,50311.5k2420.346587%20.346587%20.3%37,37237.4k2520.256421%20.256421%20.3%14,33014.3k2620.232391%20.232391%20.2%17,98718.0k2719.949686%19.949686%19.9%5,7892819.633462%19.633462%19.6%5,6352919.538501%19.538501%19.5%7,6633019.524064%19.524064%19.5%10,95311.0k3119.510909%19.510909%19.5%8,5133219.449290%19.449290%19.4%10,81410.8k3319.351106%19.351106%19.4%8,0283419.146334%19.146334%19.1%6,4193518.927866%18.927866%18.9%10,06310.1k3618.627742%18.627742%18.6%11,31311.3k3718.180128%18.180128%18.2%10,75910.8k3818.116206%18.116206%18.1%9,4633917.990090%17.990090%18.0%7,3704017.790393%17.790393%17.8%7,6154116.932918%16.932918%16.9%5,0034216.901883%16.901883%16.9%7,5214316.739047%16.739047%16.7%5,6664416.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4516.259414%16.259414%16.3%15,17815.2k4614.916055%14.916055%14.9%8,5294713.933237%13.933237%13.9%8,7364812.050511%12.050511%12.1%9,5814911.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k11.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k50
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Cambridge to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Children by Place#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%Count#CamdenReadingLawrenceElizabethPatersonAllentownSpringfieldBrocktonWaterburyLynnNewarkTrentonHartfordBridgeportRochesterNew BritainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieBuffaloLowellPawtucketProvidenceNew BedfordNewtonPhiladelphiaNew HavenYonkersSyracuseToms RiverCliftonNortheastStamfordNew RochelleNew YorkDanburyJersey CityScrantonMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNashuaNorwalkWorcesterFall RiverManchesterCranstonBethlehemWarwickCheektowagaAlbanyBostonQuincyPittsburghSomervilleCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridge31.803171%31.803171%31.8%24,17224.2k130.290447%30.290447%30.3%26,62526.6k227.026482%27.026482%27.0%21,44221.4k326.762312%26.762312%26.8%34,26734.3k426.662083%26.662083%26.7%39,16539.2k526.446198%26.446198%26.4%31,63631.6k626.129449%26.129449%26.1%40,23740.2k725.817135%25.817135%25.8%24,47824.5k825.747406%25.747406%25.7%28,11928.1k925.631557%25.631557%25.6%23,60023.6k1025.159653%25.159653%25.2%70,48270.5k1125.102000%25.102000%25.1%21,22621.2k1224.752252%24.752252%24.8%30,77230.8k1324.312688%24.312688%24.3%35,74535.7k1423.700967%23.700967%23.7%49,84149.8k1523.192821%23.192821%23.2%16,90216.9k1623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.973931%22.973931%23.0%23,01023.0k1722.850777%22.850777%22.9%59,18159.2k1822.776711%22.776711%22.8%25,02525.0k1922.658953%22.658953%22.7%16,17616.2k2022.652375%22.652375%22.7%40,51440.5k2122.523898%22.523898%22.5%21,39521.4k2222.483780%22.483780%22.5%19,85719.9k2322.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k2421.994555%21.994555%22.0%28,68228.7k2521.819001%21.819001%21.8%43,57843.6k2621.745757%21.745757%21.7%31,39031.4k2721.613563%21.613563%21.6%19,13619.1k2821.357124%21.357124%21.4%18,27718.3k2921.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.302096%21.302096%21.3%27,14127.1k3021.222210%21.222210%21.2%16,82916.8k3121.199117%21.199117%21.2%1,793,8611.79M3221.120515%21.120515%21.1%17,71817.7k3320.860563%20.860563%20.9%54,58554.6k3420.705682%20.705682%20.7%15,81515.8k3520.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k20.549044%20.549044%20.5%17,93517.9k3620.469692%20.469692%20.5%17,99918.0k3720.346587%20.346587%20.3%37,37237.4k3820.232391%20.232391%20.2%17,98718.0k3919.906378%19.906378%19.9%21,94321.9k4019.478994%19.478994%19.5%15,75515.8k4118.989482%18.989482%19.0%14,26314.3k4217.958989%17.958989%18.0%14,70514.7k4317.480214%17.480214%17.5%13,05313.1k4416.704089%16.704089%16.7%16,44116.4k4516.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4616.259414%16.259414%16.3%15,17815.2k4715.845466%15.845466%15.8%48,37748.4k4812.050511%12.050511%12.1%9,5814911.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k11.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k50
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Cambridge to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cambridge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Children by Place#68

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Cambridge, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%Count#FresnoFort WorthEl PasoPhoenixMilwaukeeArlingtonWichitaOklahoma CitySan AntonioDallasHoustonMemphisDetroitOmahaIndianapolisTulsaCharlotteMesaLong BeachLas VegasColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSacramentoSan JoseKansas CityAlbuquerqueJacksonvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClevelandLouisvilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchColumbusPhiladelphiaChicagoRaleighTucsonLos AngelesNashville-DavidsonAustinNortheastNew YorkBaltimoreDenverSan DiegoMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexOaklandMinneapolisAtlantaPortlandMiamiWashingtonBostonSeattleSan FranciscoCambridge School DistrictCambridgeCambridge29.163869%29.163869%29.2%149,846150k128.577574%28.577574%28.6%233,173233k227.481425%27.481425%27.5%186,340186k326.837431%26.837431%26.8%417,409417k426.475933%26.475933%26.5%158,504159k526.113118%26.113118%26.1%100,248100k625.967894%25.967894%26.0%100,764101k725.770022%25.770022%25.8%159,778160k825.703473%25.703473%25.7%369,965370k925.650464%25.650464%25.7%327,924328k1025.319180%25.319180%25.3%567,297567k1125.310548%25.310548%25.3%166,001166k1225.218343%25.218343%25.2%172,353172k1325.047396%25.047396%25.0%110,978111k1424.805415%24.805415%24.8%210,021210k1524.623036%24.623036%24.6%98,46998.5k1624.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k1724.297490%24.297490%24.3%114,309114k1824.070388%24.070388%24.1%113,081113k1923.976553%23.976553%24.0%147,047147k2023.968990%23.968990%24.0%107,563108k2123.750232%23.750232%23.8%115,077115k2223.475697%23.475697%23.5%236,955237k2323.365136%23.365136%23.4%110,229110k2423.208388%23.208388%23.2%129,238129k2523.157634%23.157634%23.2%198,372198k2623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.998471%22.998471%23.0%89,50289.5k2722.928906%22.928906%22.9%140,227140k2822.855339%22.855339%22.9%102,788103k2922.726089%22.726089%22.7%190,226190k3022.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k3121.913385%21.913385%21.9%594,733595k3221.865242%21.865242%21.9%96,49796.5k3321.726884%21.726884%21.7%114,628115k3421.605988%21.605988%21.6%846,711847k3521.537938%21.537938%21.5%138,655139k3621.399702%21.399702%21.4%194,262194k3721.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.199117%21.199117%21.2%1,793,8611.79M3821.123671%21.123671%21.1%131,178131k3920.705017%20.705017%20.7%137,337137k4020.651042%20.651042%20.7%283,913284k4120.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M20.620396%20.620396%20.6%3,024,7813.02M20.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k20.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k20.390011%20.390011%20.4%84,01584.0k4219.962439%19.962439%20.0%80,78280.8k4318.722638%18.722638%18.7%85,44685.4k4418.415892%18.415892%18.4%114,287114k4517.996773%17.996773%18.0%77,85877.9k4617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k4716.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4815.290895%15.290895%15.3%102,273102k4913.481174%13.481174%13.5%114,628115k5011.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k11.826365%11.826365%11.8%12,86212.9k
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02143, 02144, 02472, 02478
Unified School District:
Cambridge
Neighborhoods:
Aggasiz - Harvard North, Cambridge Highlands, Cambridgeport, Charlestown, Davis Square, East Cambridge, MIT, Mid-Cambridge, North Cambridge, Peabody, Porter Square, Riverside, Strawberry Hill, Teele Square, The Port - Area 4, Union Square, Wellington-Harrington, West Cambridge, West End
Congressional Districts:
MA-5, MA-7
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-2nd Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-8th Suffolk, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Boston, Somerville, Watertown Town
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Belmont
Nearby Cities:
Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Waltham
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brookline, Stoneham, Winchester