Cambridge is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 13,176 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cambridge is the 68th largest community in Maryland. Cambridge has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Cambridge, where the median household income is $46,261.00.
Also of interest is that Cambridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the nice things about Cambridge is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Being a small city, Cambridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Cambridge who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.10% of the adults in Cambridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cambridge in 2022 was $29,144, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,576 for a family of four. However, Cambridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cambridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cambridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cambridge residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cambridge include English, German, Irish, Italian, and British West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Cambridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.