ZIP 02138 · Cambridge
Who lives in ZIP code 02138 (Cambridge, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cambridge, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People38,509
Median age28.3
Household income$119,967
Home value$1,197,013
Median rent$2,772/mo
Poverty13.5%
College degree+85.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 5,430 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,169
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 86.9% are adults.
Household income
59.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,677.
Education (adults 25+)
62.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.6%
- Never married
- 59.7%
- Divorced
- 6.1%
- Widowed
- 2.6%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 62.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 41.9%
- Rent burden
- 32.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.0%
- With a disability
- 6.6%
- No health insurance
- 1.6%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.