Harvard Square neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), 02138 detailed profile
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Area: 0.048 square miles
Population: 17,437
Population density:
Harvard Square: | 359,576 people per square mile |
Cambridge: | 18,431 people per square mile |
- 10,12155.7%White
- 3,72620.5%Asian
- 1,5878.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,2056.6%Black
- 9175.0%Two or more races
- 3211.8%American Indian
- 2671.5%Some other race
- 340.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander
Distribution of median household income
- 676Less than $10,000
- 860$10,000 to $19,999
- 446$20,000 to $29,999
- 288$30,000 to $39,999
- 479$40,000 to $49,999
- 352$50,000 to $59,999
- 431$60,000 to $74,999
- 477$75,000 to $99,999
- 440$100,000 to $124,999
- 500$125,000 to $149,999
- 662$150,000 to $199,999
- 1,377$200,000 or more
Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
- 200Less than $50,000
- 72$150,000 to $199,999
- 208$200,000 to $249,999
- 88$250,000 to $299,999
- 528$300,000 to $399,999
- 64$400,000 to $499,999
- 254$500,000 to $749,999
- 455$750,000 to $999,999
- 1,054$1,000,000 or more
Distribution of rent paid by renters
- 241$100 to $199
- 295$200 to $299
- 798$300 to $399
- 62$400 to $499
- 353$500 to $599
- 1,022$700 to $799
- 538$800 to $899
- 147$900 to $999
- 459$1,000 to $1,249
- 163$1,250 to $1,499
- 708$1,500 to $1,999
- 3,227$2,000 or more
Males: | 8,700 |
Females: | 8,736 |
Males:
This neighborhood: | 31.7 years |
Whole city: | 29.0 years |
This neighborhood: | 31.8 years |
Whole city: | 30.2 years |
Percentage of family households:
Harvard Square: | 31.6% |
Cambridge: | 27.0% |
Here: | 34.8% |
Cambridge: | 26.5% |
Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Harvard Square: | 28.9% |
Cambridge: | 31.6% |
Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Harvard Square: | 3.7% |
Cambridge: | 9.2% |
Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Harvard Square: | 37.4% |
Cambridge: | 31.1% |
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Harvard Square: | 36.1% |
city: | 31.0% |
Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Harvard Square: | 1.4% |
Cambridge: | 2.0% |
Percentage of people born in this state:
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here: | 24.1% |
Cambridge: | 31.3% |
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Harvard Square: | 44.7% |
Cambridge: | 37.0% |
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here: | 2.8% |
city: | 2.9% |
Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here: | 28.5% |
Cambridge: | 28.8% |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harvard Square
- 2071 room
- 3332 rooms
- 2233 rooms
- 3624 rooms
- 2265 rooms
- 5166 rooms
- 2447 rooms
- 2038 rooms
- 3349+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harvard Square
- 5461 room
- 5592 rooms
- 1,1203 rooms
- 9374 rooms
- 7905 rooms
- 3576 rooms
- 997 rooms
- 1998 rooms
- 8479+ rooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harvard Square
- 207no bedroom
- 2481 bedroom
- 7532 bedrooms
- 5733 bedrooms
- 2994 bedrooms
- 3645+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harvard Square
- 648no bedroom
- 1,6601 bedroom
- 1,2772 bedrooms
- 5473 bedrooms
- 3864 bedrooms
- 3345+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
This neighborhood: | -1764320.2 |
Cambridge: | 1.2 |
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here: | -318941.2 |
city: | 0.7 |
Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Harvard Square: | 50.7% |
Cambridge: | 54.3% |
- Year house built in Harvard Square
- 3292020 or later
- 2502010 to 2019
- 1,2362000 to 2009
- 1231990 to 1999
- 6081980 to 1989
- 6671970 to 1979
- 6531960 to 1969
- 2601950 to 1959
- 3811940 to 1949
- 3,8321939 or earlier
City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City: | 157.6 |
U.S. average: | 219.5 |
Travel time to work (commute)
- 213Less than 5 minutes
- 5055 to 9 minutes
- 69910 to 14 minutes
- 83615 to 19 minutes
- 56620 to 24 minutes
- 38625 to 29 minutes
- 80430 to 34 minutes
- 23535 to 39 minutes
- 28340 to 44 minutes
- 47345 to 59 minutes
- 14660 to 89 minutes
- 8590 or more minutes
Means of transportation to work
- 15.1%1,277Drove a car alone
- 4.4%369Carpooled
- 6.4%543Bus
- 10.8%911Subway or elevated rail
- 2.5%209Long-distance train or commuter rail
- 0.9%79Light rail, streetcar or trolley
- 1.1%95Taxi
- 1.7%145Motorcycle
- 4.5%383Bicycle
- 33.5%2,825Walked
- 2.5%211Other means
- 26.9%2,269Worked at home
Time leaving home to go to work
- 7012:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
- 315:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
- 365:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
- 796:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
- 1886:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
- 3427:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
- 4467:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
- 8778:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
- 8118:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
- 8879:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
- 38910:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
- 9411:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
- 47712:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
- 3534:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Occupations of males:
- Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here: 10.2% city: 12.7%
- Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here: 6.2% city: 8.9%
- Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here: 6.8% city: 14.7%
- Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here: 6.1% city: 5.8%
- Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here: 9.2% city: 11.7%
- Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here: 1.7% city: 1.1%
- Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here: 1.6% city: 2.5%
- Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here: 26.6% city: 15.8%
- Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here: 6.3% city: 3.8%
- Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here: 4.2% city: 3.7%
- Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here: 7.8% city: 5.0%
- Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here: 6.7% city: 7.2%
- Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here: 2.2% city: 1.5%
- Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
Here: 1.8% city: 1.0%
Occupations of females:
- Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here: 9.1% city: 12.8%
- Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here: 7.5% city: 10.9%
- Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here: 4.1% city: 5.9%
- Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here: 2.4% city: 2.2%
- Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here: 11.4% city: 10.9%
- Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here: 1.2% city: 2.9%
- Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here: 27.5% city: 17.7%
- Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here: 5.9% city: 4.9%
- Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here: 5.0% city: 7.0%
- Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here: 9.6% city: 8.9%
- Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here: 13.8% city: 11.9%
Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
Harvard Square: | 0.1% |
Cambridge: | 0.2% |
Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Harvard Square: 9.5% Cambridge: 8.3%
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
Harvard Square: 58.8% Cambridge: 15.4%
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Harvard Square: 12.6% Cambridge: 12.3%
- Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Harvard Square: 104.9% Cambridge: 13.9%
Percentage of population below poverty level:
Harvard Square: | 16.2% |
Cambridge: | 14.6% |
Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Harvard Square: | 70.8% |
Cambridge: | 76.5% |
- 56.7%Utility gas
- 23.3%Electricity
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.7%No fuel used
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Other fuel
Highways in this neighborhood:
State Hwy 2 Alt (Massachusetts Ave)
Length: 0.43 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1396 to 1516
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1396 to 1516
Roads and streets:
Garden St
Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 4 to 11
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 4 to 11
Church St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 33
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 33
Jfk St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Direction: SW-NE