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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cambridge Area is $26,755, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cambridge Area median household income is $45,628. On average Cambridge Area residents spend 25.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #202

Cambridge Area	26,755 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cambridge Area	28,547 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cambridge Area	31,974 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cambridge Area	25,702 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #438

Cambridge Area	45,628 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cambridge Area	63,245 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Cambridge Area	1.18%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Cambridge Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Maryland and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cambridge Area		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.74%	$16,956, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.84%	$16,601, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.38%	$2,680, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.48%	$21,801, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cambridge Area	56,925 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cambridge Area	73,129 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cambridge Area	Maryland	U.S.
White	$56,898, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$26,948, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,000, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$54,583, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
One Race, Other	$36,827, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,542, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cambridge Area	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$17,243, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,568, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,255, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$35,013, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cambridge Area	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,529, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	12,461, 46.97%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,451, 67.82%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	28, 0.22%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,423, 67.59%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,435, 88.27%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	988, 11.73%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,010, 32.18%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	14,068, 53.03%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,684, 61.73%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,684, 61.73%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,835, 90.22%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	849, 9.78%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,384, 38.27%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cambridge Area	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,973, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,990, 80.08%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,818, 12.14%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	78, 0.52%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	335, 2.24%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	226, 1.51%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	526, 3.51%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cambridge Area	25.0 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cambridge Area	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,270	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	7,435, 48.69%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,654, 22.25%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,060, 14.26%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,104, 14.85%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	192, 2.58%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,112, 14.96%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,846, 24.83%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	7,835, 51.31%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,832, 36.15%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,183, 27.86%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,118, 27.03%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.27%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.09%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	572, 7.30%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cambridge Area	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,270, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	529, 3.46%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	1,409, 9.23%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,819, 11.91%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	582, 3.81%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,317, 8.62%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	618, 4.05%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	158, 1.03%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	671, 4.39%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,055, 6.91%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,925, 25.70%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,359, 8.90%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,216, 7.96%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	612, 4.01%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cambridge Area	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,417	16.86%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,128	12.43%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.