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East Cambridge neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), 02141, 02142 detailed profile


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Area: 0.681 square miles

Population: 10,997

Population density:
East Cambridge:

16,156 people per square mile
Cambridge:

18,431 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 6,61259.8%White
    • 2,41121.8%Asian
    • 7506.8%Black
    • 6555.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5505.0%Two or more races
    • 390.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
    • 350.3%Some other race
Age and Sex of Residents in East Cambridge in Cambridge, MA
Median household income in 2022:
East Cambridge:

$135,784
Cambridge:

$109,358

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 660Less than $10,000
  • 595$10,000 to $19,999
  • 704$20,000 to $29,999
  • 326$30,000 to $39,999
  • 259$40,000 to $49,999
  • 625$50,000 to $59,999
  • 107$60,000 to $74,999
  • 861$75,000 to $99,999
  • 234$100,000 to $124,999
  • 578$125,000 to $149,999
  • 475$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,247$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 301$50,000 to $99,999
  • 645$150,000 to $199,999
  • 59$200,000 to $249,999
  • 227$250,000 to $299,999
  • 71$300,000 to $399,999
  • 115$400,000 to $499,999
  • 370$500,000 to $749,999
  • 495$750,000 to $999,999
  • 512$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 151Less than $100
  • 682$100 to $199
  • 1,664$200 to $299
  • 1,374$300 to $399
  • 646$400 to $499
  • 742$500 to $599
  • 450$600 to $699
  • 1,013$700 to $799
  • 167$800 to $899
  • 216$900 to $999
  • 833$1,000 to $1,249
  • 240$1,250 to $1,499
  • 739$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,674$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
East Cambridge:

$2,091
Cambridge:

$2,001

Zip codes: 02141, 02142.

Males:

5,066
Females:

5,930
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

34.6 years
Whole city:

29.0 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

35.4 years
Whole city:

30.2 years

Average household size:
East Cambridge:

2.4 people
Cambridge:

2.0 people

Percentage of family households:
East Cambridge:

25.1%
Cambridge:

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

21.4%
Cambridge:

26.5%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
East Cambridge:

32.6%
Cambridge:

31.6%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
East Cambridge:

12.4%
Cambridge:

9.2%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
East Cambridge:

30.5%
Cambridge:

31.1%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
East Cambridge:

31.6%
city:

31.0%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
East Cambridge:

3.4%
Cambridge:

2.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

30.6%
Cambridge:

31.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
East Cambridge:

33.1%
Cambridge:

37.0%

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

1.5%
city:

2.9%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

34.8%
Cambridge:

28.8%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Cambridge
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Cambridge
  • 1391 room
  • 442 rooms
  • 1803 rooms
  • 4734 rooms
  • 2175 rooms
  • 3336 rooms
  • 837 rooms
  • 1568 rooms
  • 1399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Cambridge
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Cambridge
  • 6241 room
  • 3472 rooms
  • 7543 rooms
  • 1,0334 rooms
  • 5505 rooms
  • 3796 rooms
  • 1287 rooms
  • 738 rooms
  • 1299+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Cambridge
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Cambridge
  • 139no bedroom
  • 1811 bedroom
  • 6832 bedrooms
  • 3393 bedrooms
  • 2734 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Cambridge
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Cambridge
  • 659no bedroom
  • 1,0651 bedroom
  • 9832 bedrooms
  • 9833 bedrooms
  • 1274 bedrooms
  • 5815+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.0
Cambridge:

1.2

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

0.7
city:

0.7

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
East Cambridge:

66.9%
Cambridge:

54.3%


Housing prices:

  • Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (8.9% of all units):
    East Cambridge:

    $720,690
    Cambridge:

    $1,977,975

  • Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2022 (6.3% of all units):
    This neighborhood:

    $1,148,634
    city:

    $1,595,129

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (20.4% of all units):
    East Cambridge:

    $863,635
    city:

    $881,306

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (84.9% of all units):
    East Cambridge:

    $291,877
    Cambridge:

    $860,276

Year house built in East Cambridge
  • Year house built in East Cambridge
  • 732020 or later
  • 9792010 to 2019
  • 1482000 to 2009
  • 3511990 to 1999
  • 4831980 to 1989
  • 1,0841970 to 1979
  • 1,2911960 to 1969
  • 1531950 to 1959
  • 2711940 to 1949
  • 2,7371939 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)
  • 70Less than 5 minutes
  • 7915 to 9 minutes
  • 1,03110 to 14 minutes
  • 1,08915 to 19 minutes
  • 60720 to 24 minutes
  • 51925 to 29 minutes
  • 1,04530 to 34 minutes
  • 24035 to 39 minutes
  • 30040 to 44 minutes
  • 46645 to 59 minutes
  • 23560 to 89 minutes
  • 13390 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 15.9%1,022Drove a car alone
  • 1.3%83Carpooled
  • 7.8%499Bus
  • 15.2%975Subway or elevated rail
  • 0.6%38Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 4.7%302Light rail, streetcar or trolley
  • 0.7%47Ferryboat
  • 0.8%52Taxi
  • 10.6%678Bicycle
  • 15.8%1,012Walked
  • 9.6%615Other means
  • 30.0%1,920Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 19312:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 625:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1155:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 1776:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 3836:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 5297:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 5767:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 1,2408:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 1,1208:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 1,6199:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 22910:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 3911:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 47512:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 2034:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

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

    10.7%
    city:

    12.7%

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

    15.0%
    city:

    8.9%

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

    24.5%
    city:

    14.7%

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

    6.0%
    city:

    5.8%

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

    8.4%
    city:

    11.7%

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

    2.2%
    city:

    1.1%

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

    5.6%
    city:

    15.8%

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

    8.4%
    city:

    3.8%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    3.9%
    city:

    5.0%

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

    5.8%
    city:

    7.2%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    3.2%
    city:

    2.3%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    3.5%
    city:

    1.0%


Occupations of females:

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

    14.4%
    city:

    12.8%

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

    12.4%
    city:

    10.9%

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

    4.8%
    city:

    5.9%

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

    6.8%
    city:

    10.9%

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

    3.6%
    city:

    2.0%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    4.7%
    city:

    2.9%

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

    12.0%
    city:

    17.7%

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

    3.5%
    city:

    4.9%

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

    4.6%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    15.8%
    city:

    8.9%

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

    12.8%
    city:

    11.9%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    2.7%
    city:

    1.2%


Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
East Cambridge:

0.0%
Cambridge:

0.2%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    East Cambridge:

    11.7%
    Cambridge:

    8.3%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    East Cambridge:

    6.3%
    Cambridge:

    15.4%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    East Cambridge:

    8.4%
    Cambridge:

    12.3%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    East Cambridge:

    68.6%
    Cambridge:

    13.9%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
East Cambridge:

14.1%
Cambridge:

14.6%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
East Cambridge:

2249
Cambridge:

2010

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
East Cambridge:

76.2%
Cambridge:

76.5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 58.4%Utility gas
  • 28.6%Electricity
  • 4.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.1%No fuel used
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Solar energy

Highways in this neighborhood:

Monsignor Obrien Hwy (State Hwy 28)

Length: 1.32 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 2 to 262

Charlestown Ave (Gilmore Brg)

Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: SW-NE

US Hwy 3

Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: E-W

State Hwy 28 (Msgr O'Brien Hwy)

Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 11

Roads and streets:

Land Blvd (Commercial Ave)

Length: 1.22 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 299

Cambridge St

Length: 0.80 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 637

Rogers St

Length: 0.79 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 200

3rd St

Length: 0.77 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 385

Binney St

Length: 0.71 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 294

Thorndike St

Length: 0.70 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 195

Spring St

Length: 0.70 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199

Charles St

Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 330

Otis St

Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 186

Hurley St

Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 399

1st St

Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 387

Gore St

Length: 0.59 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 198

5th St

Length: 0.55 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 299

Bent St

Length: 0.55 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 332

2nd St

Length: 0.53 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 259

Cambridge Pkwy

Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199

6th St

Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 198

Linskey Way (Munroe St)

Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199

Sciarappa St

Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 134

Fulkerson St

Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 176

Industrial Park Rd

Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

Broadway

Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 12 to 102

Main St

Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: E-W

Canal Park

Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 10

7th St

Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199

Winter St

Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199

Museum Way

Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Cambridgeside Pl

Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

8th St

Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 229

Athenaeum St

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Potter St

Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 88

Water St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Lopez Ave

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Lambert St

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Spring Pl

Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199

N Point Blvd

Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Emmet Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Bacon Ct

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Memorial Dr

Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE

Linehan Ct

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Rufo Rd

Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE

4th Street Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Railroad features:

Mbta Commuter Rail

Length: 2.96 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW

Mass transit rail lines:

Lechmere Viaduct (Mbta Green Line Trolley)

Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW

Other features:

Broad Cnl

Length: 0.31 miles
Direction: E-W

Highways in this neighborhood:

Railroad features:

Boston and Maine RR

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SE-NW
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