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Census tracts · Cambridge, MA

Census tracts in Cambridge, Massachusetts

33 census tracts lie mostly within Cambridge, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $71,302 in Tract 3531.02 to $221,250 in Tract 3542, against $130,748 for Cambridge as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Cambridge earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Cambridge and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Cambridge

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Cambridge.

Census tracts in or partly in Cambridge, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Cambridge (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 3521.01250173521012.3 mi eastMiddlesex County3,401±400$123,077$809,800$3,453100%
Tract 3521.02250173521022.2 mi eastMiddlesex County2,790±576$175,110$989,900$3,380100%
Tract 3522250173522001.7 mi eastMiddlesex County1,894±365$90,556$797,300$2,248100%
Tract 3523250173523001.9 mi eastMiddlesex County4,877±679$171,633$1,023,700$3,500 or more100%
Tract 3524250173524001.5 mi southeastMiddlesex County1,655±265$74,432$818,800$1,381100%
Tract 3525250173525001.2 mi southeastMiddlesex County3,166±468$132,500$1,035,600$2,833100%
Tract 3526250173526001.5 mi eastMiddlesex County2,830±466$123,050$933,300$2,664100%
Tract 3527250173527001.3 mi eastMiddlesex County2,044±426$109,402$893,400$2,506100%
Tract 3528250173528001.2 mi eastMiddlesex County1,991±364$126,652$1,021,300$2,676100%
Tract 3529250173529000.8 mi eastMiddlesex County3,092±387$159,761$1,246,600$2,456100%
Tract 3530250173530001.0 mi southeastMiddlesex County3,117±413$150,221$1,046,900$2,801100%
Tract 3531.01250173531011.4 mi southeastMiddlesex County3,721±369$78,542not published$2,629100%
Tract 3531.02250173531021.8 mi southeastMiddlesex County5,848±154$71,302not published$2,917100%
Tract 3532250173532001.4 mi southeastMiddlesex County5,368±444$142,083$1,295,300$2,691100%
Tract 3533250173533001.3 mi southMiddlesex County3,932±599$183,750$1,158,900$3,155100%
Tract 353625017353600at the center pointMiddlesex County4,824±453$138,429$1,455,900$2,734100%
Tract 353725017353700at the center pointMiddlesex County5,243±486$109,514$1,245,000$2,670100%
Tract 3538250173538000.6 mi southeastMiddlesex County4,490±703$137,833$803,100$2,833100%
Tract 3539250173539000.7 mi southMiddlesex County5,808±383$74,076$2,000,000 or more$2,949100%
Tract 354025017354000at the center pointMiddlesex County4,869±553$85,592$951,800$2,658100%
Tract 354125017354100at the center pointMiddlesex County2,336±298$144,479$1,230,800$2,961100%
Tract 3542250173542000.9 mi westMiddlesex County3,395±481$221,250$2,000,000 or more$3,375100%
Tract 3543250173543001.5 mi westMiddlesex County3,312±441$124,625$936,000$2,532100%
Tract 3544250173544001.1 mi northwestMiddlesex County1,924±235$176,705$1,191,200$3,035100%
Tract 3545250173545000.7 mi northwestMiddlesex County1,909±344$211,471$2,000,000 or more$2,401100%
Tract 3546.01250173546011.9 mi northwestMiddlesex County1,915±284$103,165$983,600$2,807100%
Tract 3546.02250173546021.2 mi northwestMiddlesex County4,613±784$104,155$1,165,700$2,386100%
Tract 3547250173547001.0 mi northMiddlesex County2,841±367$161,699$1,387,300$2,887100%
Tract 3548250173548001.2 mi northMiddlesex County2,333±356$183,056$989,600$3,077100%
Tract 3549.01250173549012.1 mi northwestMiddlesex County3,235±617$159,786not published$3,088100%
Tract 3549.02250173549021.6 mi northwestMiddlesex County5,366±872$80,417$1,066,400$1,960100%
Tract 3550250173550001.7 mi northwestMiddlesex County3,479±559$158,542$1,135,600$2,673100%
Tract 3594250173594000.9 mi southMiddlesex County7,178±590$120,307$931,000$2,700100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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