Cambridge, NE Population

Overview

1,267

Total Population

40.7

Median age

50.12%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

82.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cambridge is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cambridge's population under 18 was 26.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cambridge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cambridge, 22.02% were under the age of 15, 13.50% aged 15 to 29, 41.28% aged 30 to 64, 19.02% aged 65 to 84, and 4.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Cambridge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.12% females and 49.88% males in Cambridge, NE.
The Cambridge, NE gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 58.

Cambridge's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cambridge population: 98.50% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 0.39% are some other race and 0.87% are multiracial.
Cambridge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,207 (95.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cambridge is White with a population of 1,248 (98.50% of the total population).

Cambridge's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,090 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cambridge's population decreased by 31 (2.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cambridge's population increased by 15 (1.42%), 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 2008 at 940.