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Central Square neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), 02139 detailed profile


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Area: 0.025 square miles

Population: 24,994

Population density:
Central Square:

990,743 people per square mile
Cambridge:

18,431 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 14,90758.4%White
    • 3,90215.3%Asian
    • 2,4179.5%Black
    • 2,2788.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,4265.6%Two or more races
    • 3401.3%Some other race
    • 2140.8%American Indian
    • 370.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
Age and Sex of Residents in Central Square in Cambridge, MA

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 809Less than $10,000
  • 606$10,000 to $19,999
  • 746$20,000 to $29,999
  • 756$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,398$40,000 to $49,999
  • 679$50,000 to $59,999
  • 837$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,519$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,073$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,128$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,657$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,058$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 676Less than $50,000
  • 139$50,000 to $99,999
  • 108$100,000 to $149,999
  • 685$150,000 to $199,999
  • 200$200,000 to $249,999
  • 24$250,000 to $299,999
  • 356$300,000 to $399,999
  • 105$400,000 to $499,999
  • 804$500,000 to $749,999
  • 846$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,785$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 63Less than $100
  • 1,011$100 to $199
  • 423$200 to $299
  • 599$300 to $399
  • 798$400 to $499
  • 787$500 to $599
  • 914$600 to $699
  • 819$700 to $799
  • 318$800 to $899
  • 334$900 to $999
  • 496$1,000 to $1,249
  • 471$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,240$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,500$2,000 or more
Zip codes: 02139.

Males:

12,979
Females:

12,014
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

31.6 years
Whole city:

29.0 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

33.5 years
Whole city:

30.2 years

Percentage of family households:
Central Square:

27.6%
Cambridge:

27.0%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

27.8%
Cambridge:

26.5%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Central Square:

35.3%
Cambridge:

31.6%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Central Square:

11.2%
Cambridge:

9.2%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Central Square:

31.2%
Cambridge:

31.1%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Central Square:

28.4%
city:

31.0%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Central Square:

1.3%
Cambridge:

2.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

29.0%
Cambridge:

31.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Central Square:

39.4%
Cambridge:

37.0%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

2.9%
city:

2.9%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

28.7%
Cambridge:

28.8%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Square
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Square
  • 2121 room
  • 9872 rooms
  • 5083 rooms
  • 6754 rooms
  • 8675 rooms
  • 9306 rooms
  • 6647 rooms
  • 5338 rooms
  • 6009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Square
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Square
  • 4951 room
  • 1,0432 rooms
  • 2,0963 rooms
  • 1,5924 rooms
  • 1,3605 rooms
  • 1,0176 rooms
  • 3207 rooms
  • 2378 rooms
  • 2499+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Square
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Square
  • 154no bedroom
  • 9071 bedroom
  • 1,2102 bedrooms
  • 1,4323 bedrooms
  • 6754 bedrooms
  • 4115+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Square
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Square
  • 548no bedroom
  • 2,7481 bedroom
  • 2,6552 bedrooms
  • 1,4183 bedrooms
  • 3514 bedrooms
  • 2145+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  -116261.0
Cambridge:  1.2

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:  -55226.7
city:  0.7

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Central Square:

53.1%
Cambridge:

54.3%

Year house built in Central Square
  • Year house built in Central Square
  • 3572020 or later
  • 4082010 to 2019
  • 6322000 to 2009
  • 6521990 to 1999
  • 1,4751980 to 1989
  • 1,8181970 to 1979
  • 1,0191960 to 1969
  • 5171950 to 1959
  • 6851940 to 1949
  • 6,9941939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

157.6
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 247Less than 5 minutes
  • 5305 to 9 minutes
  • 1,25710 to 14 minutes
  • 1,56415 to 19 minutes
  • 1,54420 to 24 minutes
  • 60725 to 29 minutes
  • 1,52530 to 34 minutes
  • 53135 to 39 minutes
  • 63440 to 44 minutes
  • 1,09745 to 59 minutes
  • 37060 to 89 minutes
  • 28490 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 18.1%2,965Drove a car alone
  • 2.3%382Carpooled
  • 6.9%1,125Bus
  • 17.1%2,802Subway or elevated rail
  • 1.6%257Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 1.2%199Light rail, streetcar or trolley
  • 1.7%280Taxi
  • 9.1%1,483Bicycle
  • 20.4%3,336Walked
  • 3.5%568Other means
  • 25.4%4,159Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 24112:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 1205:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1295:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 4816:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 4716:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 8747:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 9847:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 1,8808:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 1,4588:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 1,9289:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 68210:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 18611:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 46812:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 2794:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    11.3%
    city:

    12.7%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    8.0%
    city:

    8.9%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    16.7%
    city:

    14.7%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    5.3%
    city:

    5.8%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    11.8%
    city:

    11.7%

  • Percentage of males in legal occupations:
    Here:

    3.0%
    city:

    2.5%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    17.4%
    city:

    15.8%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    5.9%
    city:

    3.8%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    3.5%
    city:

    3.7%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    5.5%
    city:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    5.2%
    city:

    7.2%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    1.1%
    city:

    1.5%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    1.2%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    2.4%
    city:

    2.3%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    13.3%
    city:

    12.8%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    9.2%
    city:

    10.9%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    5.0%
    city:

    5.9%

  • Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    1.3%
    city:

    2.2%

  • Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    12.1%
    city:

    10.9%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    2.1%
    city:

    2.0%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    3.5%
    city:

    2.9%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    19.1%
    city:

    17.7%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    4.2%
    city:

    4.9%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    8.3%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    6.7%
    city:

    8.9%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    12.7%
    city:

    11.9%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    1.2%


Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
Central Square:

0.1%
Cambridge:

0.2%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Central Square:

    12.9%
    Cambridge:

    8.3%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Central Square:

    16.1%
    Cambridge:

    15.4%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Central Square:

    11.0%
    Cambridge:

    12.3%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Central Square:

    30.7%
    Cambridge:

    13.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Central Square:

10.1%
Cambridge:

14.6%

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Central Square:

112.0%
Cambridge:

76.5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 67.7%Utility gas
  • 16.6%Electricity
  • 4.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 1.8%Coal or coke
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 1.0%Solar energy

Highways in this neighborhood:

Massachusetts Ave (State Hwy 2 Alt)

Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 611 to 820

Roads and streets:

River St

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 25

Green St

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 293 to 397

Prospect St

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 41

Pleasant St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE

Central Sq

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2 to 98

Western Ave

Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 15 to 21

Essex St

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 7

Magazine St

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
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