People QuickFacts Cambridge Maryland Population, 2012 estimate 12,503 5,884,563 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 12,382 5,773,552 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.0% 1.9% Population, 2010 12,326 5,773,552 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.2% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.5% 23.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.4% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 54.2% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 45.9% 58.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 47.9% 29.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.3% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.9% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 44.0% 54.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.8% 86.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.5% 13.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.7% 16.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 78.7% 88.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.3% 36.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 869 443,652 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 22.8 31.7  Housing units, 2010 6,228 2,378,814 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 46.6% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 33.0% 25.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $188,200 $319,800 Households, 2007-2011 5,116 2,128,377 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.28 2.63 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,577 $35,751 Median household income, 2007-2011 $35,599 $72,419 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.1% 9.0%     Business QuickFacts Cambridge Maryland Total number of firms, 2007 905 528,112 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 19.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.3% 32.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 166,121 41,456,097 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 103,033 51,276,797 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 222,790 75,664,186 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $18,858 $13,429 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 69,704 10,758,428     Geography QuickFacts Cambridge Maryland Land area in square miles, 2010 10.34 9,707.24 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,192.0 594.8 FIPS Code 12400 24 Counties Dorchester County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts