Demographics of Cambridge city, Minnesota

Cambridge city, Minnesota had 11,090 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,419 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

11,090
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,307 ±25.; +14.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,419 people.; 37.6 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,154 ±$5,981
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, Minnesota's population grew 14.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cambridge city, Minnesota'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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The figures

Cambridge city, Minnesota's population grew 14.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cambridge city, Minnesota'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	9,671	100.0	100.0
2021	9,898	102.3	100.2
2022	10,454	108.1	100.7
2023	10,494	108.5	101.6
2024	10,945	113.2	102.5
2025	11,090	114.7	103.1

Population of Cambridge city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,671	—
2021	9,898	+227
2022	10,454	+556
2023	10,494	+40
2024	10,945	+451
2025	11,090	+145

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±3.1: for men 35.9 ±0.9 and for women 42.0 ±3.8. 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	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	567 ±143	5.5% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,631 ±274	15.8% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	998 ±212	9.7% ±2.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,831 ±324	27.5% ±3.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,276 ±293	22.1% ±2.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,004 ±261	19.4% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,154 ±$5,981, and income per person $35,047 ±$2,488, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota 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	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	729 ±176	16.6% ±3.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,041 ±227	23.7% ±5.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	596 ±184	13.6% ±4.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	558 ±149	12.7% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	967 ±215	22.0% ±4.8	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	235 ±96	5.4% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	264 ±105	6.0% ±2.4	13.8% ±0.1	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	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,057 ±289	10.5% ±2.9	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	51 to 193	2.5% to 8.9%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	576 ±154	10.3% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	359 ±174	15.2% ±7.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cambridge city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cambridge city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,479 ±202	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.0% ±2.0	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.1%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±4.1	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±4.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$251,600 ±$13,534	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,302 ±$83	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±5	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	187 ±85	1.8% ±0.8	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,072 ±301	88.0% ±2.9	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	166 ±52	1.6% ±0.5	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	155 to 517	1.5% to 5.0%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	36 to 128	0.3% to 1.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	214 to 714	2.1% to 6.9%	4.5% ±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	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	7,880 ±357	76.5% ±3.5	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,035 ±309	19.7% ±3.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 31	0% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	380 ±147	3.7% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	292 ±124	2.8% ±1.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 171	< 0.1% to 1.7%	3.6% ±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 Minnesota

99th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Cambridge city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mendota Heights city	11,612 ±28
North Branch city	11,565 ±24
Victoria city	11,295 ±27
Grand Rapids city	11,207 ±64
Little Canada city	10,514 ±29
Cambridge city	10,307 ±25
Fairmont city	10,296 ±53
Hermantown city	10,218 ±18
Detroit Lakes city	10,025 ±34
St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties)	9,671 ±28
Arden Hills city	9,658 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 13 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 42 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 69 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 76 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 82 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share

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