Latest news about poverty in Cambridge, MD collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.3% of Cambridge, MD residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 56.7% greater than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Maryland. 13.8% of high school graduates and 50.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.7%. For comparison, it was 43.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cambridge, MD
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
22.3%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
11.1%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cambridge:
38.2%
Maryland:
18.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
30.1%
Maryland:
22.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.7%
Residents above poverty level:
43.5%
Poverty by age in Cambridge, MD
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cambridge,MD (percentage below poverty level)
49.7%Under 5 years
5.3%5 years
36.9%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
35.9%16 and 17 years
9.1%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
17.2%45 to 54 years
23.7%55 to 64 years
23.5%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cambridge,MD (percentage below poverty level)
56.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
56.7%6 to 11 years
18.3%12 to 14 years
10.5%15 years
35.3%16 and 17 years
9.6%18 to 24 years
28.7%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
16.4%45 to 54 years
24.5%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
18.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cambridge,MD (% below half of poverty level)
25.0%Under 6 years
21.3%6 to 11 years
8.3%12 to 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
12.9%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
9.2%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
6.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cambridge, MD
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, MD (%)
13.8%White
32.6%Black
4.2%Asian
7.1%Other race
22.8%2+ races
5.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, MD (absolute numbers)
633White
1,845Black
13Asian
38Other race
4052+ races
58Hispanic
23.3%Below poverty level
76.7%Above poverty level
15.4%Below poverty level
84.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cambridge, MD
Children below poverty level:
Cambridge, Maryland:
35.5%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cambridge:
13.8%
Maryland:
7.4%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cambridge:
50.5%
Maryland:
21.6%
17.6%Married-couple family
15.6%Male, no wife present
66.7%Female, no husband present
2.9%Worked full-time, year-round
15.5%Worked part-time
81.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
31.2%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
53.1%One part-time, other didn't work
15.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
16.9%1970 to 1979
7.8%1960 to 1969
12.0%1950 to 1959
16.9%1940 to 1949
35.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
2.5%1990 to 1994
7.4%1980 to 1989
6.7%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
21.9%1950 to 1959
17.9%1940 to 1949
32.0%1939 or earlier
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