Cambridge, MD Population

Overview

13,026

Total Population

38.2

Median age

52.18%

Female population %

91.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

909

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cambridge's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cambridge is 38.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cambridge's population under 18 was 23.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cambridge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cambridge, 18.49% were under the age of 15, 19.64% aged 15 to 29, 42.22% aged 30 to 64, 18.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 568 more females than males in Cambridge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.18% females and 47.82% males in Cambridge, MD.
The Cambridge, MD gender ratio is 91.6:100 i.e. 91.6 men to 100 women (0.916).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 573.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 573.

Cambridge's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cambridge population: 41.07% are White, 42.97% are Black or African American, 2.20% are Asian, 2.80% are some other race and 10.96% are multiracial.
Cambridge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 909 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,117 (93.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cambridge is Black or African American with a population of 5,597 (42.97% of the total population).

Cambridge's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 13,129 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Cambridge's population increased by 1,507 (13.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cambridge's population increased by 632 (5.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cambridge's population was lowest in year 2003 at 10,754.