Cambridge, OH

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

38,409

0.345% 1-year decline

US Senator

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Party

US Senator

J. D. Vance

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

42.6

0.472% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17%

7.53% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$53,901

11.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$145,800

15.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Cambridge, OH had a population of 38.4k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of $53,901. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Cambridge, OH declined from 38,542 to 38,409, a −0.345% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,434 to $53,901, a 11.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cambridge, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.44%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.84%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.706%), and White (Hispanic) (0.677%).

None of the households in Cambridge, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Cambridge, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Cambridge, OH was $145,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.6%.

Most people in Cambridge, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cambridge, OH was 2 cars per household.

Cambridge, OH borders Coshocton, OH, New Philadelphia-Dover, OH, Wheeling, WV-OH, and Zanesville, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Cambridge, OH is home to a population of 38.4k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.971% of Cambridge, OH residents were born outside of the country (373 people).

In 2022, there were 38.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.9k people) in Cambridge, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 936 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 706 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.8% of Cambridge, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Cambridge, OH was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cambridge, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cambridge, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.9k ± 213
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
936 ± 204
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
706 ± 156

1.23%

Hispanic Population

471 people

1.23% of the people in Cambridge, OH are hispanic (471 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cambridge, OH as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.971%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

373 people

0.96%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

370 people

As of 2022, 0.971% of Cambridge, OH residents (373 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cambridge, OH was 0.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cambridge, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
987 ± 155
Gulf War (2001-)
443 ± 146
Gulf War (1990s)
326 ± 130

Cambridge, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cambridge, OH employs 16.7k people. The largest industries in Cambridge, OH are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,751 people), Retail Trade (2,225 people), and Manufacturing (2,199 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($82,004), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($59,821), and Public Administration ($57,641).

Employment

Occupations

16.7k

2022 Value

± 878

1.62%

1 Year growth

± 7.17%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cambridge, OH grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 16.5k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cambridge, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,958 people), Management Occupations (1,592 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,521 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cambridge, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.7k

2022 Value

± 878

1.62%

1 Year growth

± 7.17%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cambridge, OH grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 16.5k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cambridge, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,751 people), Retail Trade (2,225 people), and Manufacturing (2,199 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cambridge, OH, though some of these residents may live in Cambridge, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,550

Median earning men ± $3,857

$30,559

Median earning women ± $2,881

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($59,915), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,632), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,867).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($55,100), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,375), and Public Administration ($47,188).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

76
Other Services (except Public Administration)
45
Retail Trade
44
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 53.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.14%).

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (53.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.14%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 53.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

J. D. Vance

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cambridge, OH was $145,800 in 2022, which is 0.517 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $126,500 to $145,800, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Cambridge, OH is 72.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Cambridge, OH have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cambridge, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cambridge, OH is $53,901. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Cambridge, OH was Delaware County, OH with a value of $123,995, followed by Union County, OH and Warren County, OH, with respective values of $104,496 and $103,128.

Property

$145,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,066

$11,737

Median Property Taxes

±$738

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cambridge, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cambridge, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.6%

Homeownership

2022

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.6% of the housing units in Cambridge, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cambridge, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cambridge, OH was Delaware County, OH with a value of $123,995, followed by Union County, OH and Warren County, OH, with respective values of $104,496 and $103,128.

The following map shows all of the counties in Cambridge, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,901

Median Household Income

± $4,161

16.2k

Number of Households

± 857

In 2022, the median household income of the 16.2k households in Cambridge, OH grew to $53,901 from the previous year's value of $48,434.

The following chart displays the households in Cambridge, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cambridge, OH is from Ohio.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Carpooled (9.84%)
Worked At Home (3.09%)

In 2022, 83.9% of workers in Cambridge, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.84%) and those who worked at home (3.09%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cambridge, OH have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.29% of the workforce in Cambridge, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cambridge, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cambridge, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cambridge, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cambridge, OH (6.45k out of 38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cambridge, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.3% of the population of Cambridge, OH has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 22.8% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.83% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1292 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1291 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1554 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,292 patients per year. This represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1,291 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.66%

Uninsured

39.2%

Employer Coverage

22.8%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.83%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cambridge, OH declined by 6.84% from 10.4% to 9.66%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cambridge, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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