Cambridge is home to 13,152 people in Maryland. Owners hold 41% of the housing stock. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 54%. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 26.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. The median household earns $47,323, about 42% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,323, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cambridge
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate22.0% → 26.4%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.8% → 20.1%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Cambridge's population equals 40% of Dorchester County's. Its number of households without a car equals 77% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 62% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.8%(124)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(146)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 838 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cambridge, decade by decade
Cambridge population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,514
$48,445
$140,644
9.8%
64.1
2000
10,911
$47,303
$143,729
10.4%
66.1
2010
12,326
$49,795
$281,672
13.8%
72.6
2020
13,096
$47,346
$210,652
20.7%
77.1
2024
13,152
$47,323
$257,900
20.1%
80.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
