Cambridge, MA

Population (year 2000): 101,355. Estimated population in July 2005: 100,135 (-1.2% change)
Males: 49,674 (49.0%), Females: 51,681 (51.0%)

Zip codes: .

Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $47,979 (year 2000)
Median house value: $398,500 (year 2000)

Races in Cambridge:

White Non-Hispanic (64.6%)
Black (11.9%)
Hispanic (7.4%)
Chinese (4.8%)
Two or more races (4.6%)
Other race (3.2%)
Asian Indian (2.7%)
Korean (1.9%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
Japanese (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (13.3%), English (9.2%), German (7.9%), Italian (7.5%), West Indian (5.1%), Russian (3.8%).

Land area: 6.4 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Cambridge

High school or higher: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 38.5%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cambridge city

Never married: 52.4%
Now married: 34.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 7.3%

25.9% Foreign born (9.1% Asia, 7.3% Latin America, 6.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,503 (+5.7%).

Hospitals/medical centers in Cambridge:

CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL (1493 CAMBRIDGE ST)
MT AUBURN HOSP (330 MT AUBURN ST)
STILLMAN INFIRMARY-HARVARD UNIV (75 MOUNT AUBURN STREET)
YOUVILLE REHAB CHRONIC DISEASE HOSP (1575 CAMBRIDGE ST)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cambridge:

GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 8 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 14 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
MANCHESTER (about 45 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cambridge:

NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; NORWOOD, MA; ID: OWD)
BEVERLY MUNI (about 21 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 24 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID: MA2)

Amtrak stations near Cambridge:

3 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
4 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
5 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Cambridge:

HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 20,531; Location: MASSACHUSETTS HALL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.harvard.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 9,895; Location: 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: web.mit.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
LESLEY UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 3,700; Location: 29 EVERETT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lesley.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,724; Location: 1000 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.CAMBRIDGE.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
WESTON JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (FT enrollment: 156; Location: 3 PHILLIPS PL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wjst.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (FT enrollment: 147; Location: ONE FOLLEN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.longy.edu; Offers Master's degree)
MUSCULAR THERAPY INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 98; Location: 122 RINDGE AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.mtinstitute.com)
EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 74; Location: 99 BRATTLE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.episdivschool.org; Offers Doctor's degree)
HARCOURT LEARNING DIRECT (Location: 43 Thorndike Street, Bulfinch Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harcourt-learning.com)
COMPUTER PROCESSING INSTITUTE (Location: 615 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, for-profit)
TRAVEL EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 100 CAMBRIDGE PK DR; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.TRAVELEDUCATION.COM)
HARCOURT LEARNING DIRECT CENTER FOR DEGREE STUDIES (Location: 43 Thorndike Street, Bulfinch Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harcourt-learning.com)
LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY (Location: 113 BRATTLE ST; Private, not-for-profit)
THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS (Location: 2020 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Cambridge:

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 25,110)
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,122)
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 19,294)
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,732)
SIMMONS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,386)
EMERSON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Boston, MA; FT enrollment: 3,697)
TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)

Public high school in Cambridge:

CAMBRIDGE RINDGE AND LATIN (Students: 1,883; Location: 459 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high schools in Cambridge:

BUCKINGHAM BROWNE NICHOLS SCHO (Students: 949; Location: 80 GERRYS LANDING ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
MATIGON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 550; Location: 1 MATIGON RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
NORTH CAMBRIDGE CATHOLIC HIGH (Students: 230; Location: 40 NORRIS STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
JAMES F. FARR ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 71 PEARL STREET; Grades: 11 - 12)
CASTLE SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 298 HARVARD ST; Grades: 9 - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cambridge:

KING OPEN (Students: 570; Location: 850 CAMBRIDGE STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
PEABODY (Students: 549; Location: 70 RINDGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 09)
KENNEDY-LONGFELLOW (Students: 449; Location: 158 SPRING STREET; Grades: PK - 09)
MORSE (Students: 440; Location: 40 GRANITE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
GRAHAM AND PARKS (Students: 423; Location: 44 LINNAEAN STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
JOHN M TOBIN (Students: 414; Location: 197 VASSAL LANE; Grades: PK - 08)
MARIA L. BALDWIN (Students: 382; Location: 28 SACRAMENTO STREET; Grades: KG - 09)
CAMBRIDGEPORT (Students: 331; Location: 89 ELM STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
BENJAMIN BANNEKER CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 21 NOTRE DAME AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
AMIGOS SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 100 PUTNAM AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Cambridge:

SHADY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 178 COOLIDGE HILL; Grades: PK - 8)
CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 5 CADBURY ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
CAMBRIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN (Students: 259; Location: 161 GARDEN STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 96 CONCORD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
FAYERWEATHER STREET SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 765 CONCORD AVER STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
THE HENRY BUCKNER SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 85 BISHOP RICHARD ALLEN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 1)
BOSTON ARCHDIOCESAN CHOIR SCH (Students: 58; Location: 29 MOUNT AUBURN STREET; Grades: 5 - 8; Boys only)
MULBERRY CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 25; Location: 600 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Cambridge:

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,885,065; Location: 449 BROADWAY; 364,548 books; 16,023 audio materials; 5,586 video materials; 843 serial subscriptions)