Cambridge Town, New York Population

Overview

1,766

Total Population

51.2

Median age

51.02%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

93

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cambridge town is 51.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cambridge town's population under 18 was 21.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cambridge town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cambridge town, 15.18% were under the age of 15, 17.04% aged 15 to 29, 43.32% aged 30 to 64, 19.59% aged 65 to 84, and 4.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Cambridge town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.02% females and 48.98% males in Cambridge Town, New York.
The Cambridge Town, New York gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 115.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 94.

Cambridge town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cambridge town population: 90.26% are White, 0.06% are Black or African American, 4.19% are Asian, 1.02% are some other race and 4.47% are multiracial.
Cambridge town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 93 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,673 (94.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cambridge town is White with a population of 1,594 (90.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,219 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Cambridge town's population decreased by 145 (6.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cambridge town's population decreased by 68 (3.38%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,930.