Household Types in Cambridge, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family232.135550%46.901878%32.135550%32.1%13,97814.0k7.959170%12.492179%7.959170%8.0%3,4623.138147%4.195805%3.138147%3.1%1,36538.103777%28.639460%38.103777%38.1%16,57416.6k18.663356%7.770677%18.663356%18.7%8,118
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.357246%69.306498%71.357246%71.4%5,43122.112732%24.387245%22.112732%22.1%1,6836.530022%6.306257%6.530022%6.5%497

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountWith Children1Without Children217.497758%27.334675%17.497758%17.5%7,61181.842426%72.182263%81.842426%81.8%35,59935.6k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Cambridge
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-5.366284%-1.535746%-36.045896%-22.171227%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-65.119153%65%34.880847%59.013135%34.880847%35%5,665-4.483411%-2.276087%-38.648788%-19.865910%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-65.274196%65%34.725804%49.366323%34.725804%35%29,08529.1k-19.863681%-7.108082%-33.495618%-13.437196%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-73.904576%74%26.095424%30.021067%26.095424%26%1,027-14.331042%-4.124802%-32.046536%-24.114225%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-74.616605%75%25.383395%34.002970%25.383395%25%1,891-19.891641%-5.727554%-31.656347%-19.736842%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-77.012384%77%22.987616%34.952056%22.987616%23%1,292-24.729998%-8.618030%-42.583205%-5.179634%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-81.110866%81%18.889134%28.629629%18.889134%19%4,537
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Cambridge

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21.7%26.3%30.7%35.2%39.6%44.2%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%3.5%6.3%9.1%11.9%14.8%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.2%4.3%5.4%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25%31%37%43%48%55%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4%12%19%27%34%42%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
8.9%12.5%16.0%19.5%23.1%26.7%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Cambridge

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%25%35%44%53%63%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22%30%38%46%54%63%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5%11%17%23%28%35%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%12%18%23%29%35%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Cambridge

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%34%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.5%8.3%11.0%13.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%55%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types 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.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cambridge, selected neighborhoods in Cambridge, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MiddlesexUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsW CambridgeCambridge HighlandsAggasiz - Harvard NN CambridgeStrawberry HlCambridgeCambridgeDavis SquarePeabodyE CambridgeCharlestownTeele SquareMid-CambridgeMITRiversideUnion SquareCambridgeportWellington-HarringtonWellington-Harring…West EndThe Port - Area 4Porter Square51.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.104419%44.104419%44%1,584143.273823%43.273823%43%218219241.221506%41.221506%41%660337.538157%37.538157%38%1,943436.246386%36.246386%36%388389532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k32.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k31.477097%31.477097%31%918919631.322551%31.322551%31%1,626730.632724%30.632724%31%1,510830.565504%30.565504%31%2,405929.798221%29.798221%30%5611028.548467%28.548467%29%1,6471127.965261%27.965261%28%691227.796000%27.796000%28%1,1021326.664311%26.664311%27%1,6681,6691426.428461%26.428461%26%1,3001525.653869%25.653869%26%7311623.937361%23.937361%24%6271723.588112%23.588112%24%6301821.793426%21.793426%22%20020119
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 19 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cambridge, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonHolbrookMiddlesexGrotonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownWeweanticRevereBrocktonLowellPlymouthCambridgeCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceWareham CtrBostonDevens81.712062%81.712062%82%420179.518072%79.518072%80%660279.264214%79.264214%79%474378.089395%78.089395%78%891478.027466%78.027466%78%625577.900085%77.900085%78%920672.497093%72.497093%72%5,612771.536524%71.536524%72%1,420870.354482%70.354482%70%3,116969.973284%69.973284%70%6,0241069.346734%69.346734%69%4141169.324254%69.324254%69%8,0431268.621554%68.621554%69%1,3691368.545141%68.545141%69%7,1521467.769963%67.769963%68%1,6381567.768595%67.768595%68%821666.715758%66.715758%67%4531766.481994%66.481994%66%7,4401866.199650%66.199650%66%3781965.536062%65.536062%66%1,6812065.285789%65.285789%65%1,2452165.247235%65.247235%65%5,1332264.961068%64.961068%65%5842364.389457%64.389457%64%1,1972463.822051%63.822051%64%5,9682563.605150%63.605150%64%1,4822661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k2760.921152%60.921152%61%5,6482860.890869%60.890869%61%5,4682960.856269%60.856269%61%5973057.224959%57.224959%57%1,3943853.387991%53.387991%53%2,2144751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k51.224490%51.224490%51%2515649.506101%49.506101%50%8526648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k7547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.561106%44.561106%45%5,7728442.944452%42.944452%43%6,3249340.871935%40.871935%41%30010338.587386%38.587386%39%7,80711237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k11434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k11934.144838%34.144838%34%1,10812132.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k32.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k12330.246052%30.246052%30%9,74812729.678947%29.678947%30%7,64512829.198473%29.198473%29%45912926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k13020.425532%20.425532%20%48131
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cambridge, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440461.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k553.271243%53.271243%53%9,266651.335288%51.335288%51%6,478751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%50.897073%51%7,007850.884624%50.884624%51%9,491950.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001149.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.014715%49.014715%49%5,6961348.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501448.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5021845.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193239.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3438.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3735.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883835.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k32.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cambridge, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverMiddlesexCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k32.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Cambridge, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Cambridge
0%20%40%Count#San JoseMiddlesexVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoCambridgeCambridgeMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3932.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k32.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k30.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Cambridge. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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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