Demographics of Cambridge city, Maryland

Cambridge city, Maryland had 13,457 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +362 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cambridge city, in four figures

13,457
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,152 ±34.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +362 people.; 39.4 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,323 ±$7,747
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cambridge city, Maryland's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cambridge city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Cambridge city, Maryland's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cambridge city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,095	100.0	100.0
2021	13,106	100.1	100.2
2022	13,095	100.0	100.7
2023	13,231	101.0	101.6
2024	13,313	101.7	102.5
2025	13,457	102.8	103.1

Population of Cambridge city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,095	—
2021	13,106	+11
2022	13,095	−11
2023	13,231	+136
2024	13,313	+82
2025	13,457	+144

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±2.2: for men 39.5 ±3.0 and for women 39.3 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cambridge city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	1,004 ±180	7.6% ±1.4	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,848 ±314	14.1% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,084 ±268	8.2% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,650 ±410	27.8% ±3.1	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,789 ±306	21.2% ±2.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,777 ±333	21.1% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,323 ±$7,747, and income per person $30,543 ±$2,974, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cambridge city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	1,644 ±313	29.2% ±5.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,292 ±285	23.0% ±4.9	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,000 ±218	17.8% ±3.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	532 ±171	9.5% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	526 ±156	9.3% ±2.7	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	365 ±154	6.5% ±2.7	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	270 ±101	4.8% ±1.8	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cambridge city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	3,389 ±569	26.4% ±4.4	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,373 ±269	48.8% ±6.2	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,337 ±368	20.4% ±5.3	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	679 ±207	19.7% ±5.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cambridge city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cambridge city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	6,652 ±308	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±3.2	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±3.6	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.1% ±4.1	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.9% ±5.4	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,900 ±$19,195	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,058 ±$93	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±6	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cambridge city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,003 ±279	7.6% ±2.1	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,090 ±390	38.7% ±3.0	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,744 ±429	43.7% ±3.3	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	277 ±90	2.1% ±0.7	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	0% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	993 ±319	7.6% ±2.4	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cambridge city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	8,833 ±713	67.2% ±5.4	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,477 ±709	26.4% ±5.4	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 218	0.4% to 1.7%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	709 ±255	5.4% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	124 to 434	0.9% to 3.3%	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	430 ±207	3.3% ±1.6	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cambridge city among the places of Maryland

111th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Cambridge city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brock Hall CDP	13,615 ±1,175
Green Valley CDP	13,602 ±1,421
New Carrollton city	13,564 ±30
Lexington Park CDP	13,252 ±1,083
Westphalia CDP	13,228 ±1,216
Cambridge city	13,152 ±34
California CDP	13,136 ±1,056
Kemp Mill CDP	13,042 ±1,306
Overlea CDP	13,035 ±1,338
Rosaryville CDP	12,883 ±1,443
Ocean Pines CDP	12,351 ±636

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 33 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 51 Places by poverty rate
No. 67 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 135 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share
No. 170 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026