Proportion and number of Cambridge Public School students qualifying for free or reduced price lunch prices.

This table includes the results of the Primary Language Is Not English (PLINE) census of Cambridge Public School students taken in early October of every school year.

Envision Cambridge is a community-wide process to develop a comprehensive plan for a more livable, sustainable, and equitable Cambridge. In 2016, Envision Cambridge staff embarked on a listening and visioning campaign to better understand how Cantabrigians view their city and imagine its future.
The Envision Cambridge Street Team collected this data using the project’s Mobile Engagement Station. The Street Team asked participants at various locations across the City and throughout 2016 to mark a large map of Cambridge with their favorite and least favorite places in the city, and where they would like to see future change. Participants marked these locations in green, red, and blue, respectively. Some participants also included comments next to their markings. The Street Team regularly photographed the map. Envision Cambridge staff than translated the markings in those photos into a geospatial dataset using GIS. This dataset shows participant responses that covered specific points. Note that all coordinates listed in this dataset pertain to the topic of discussion rather than the location of the mobile engagement station. For example, the Location column in this dataset might list Fresh Pond as the area in which feedback was collected, but if the feedback pertained to Central Square, then the lat/long coordinates will as well.

These median incomes were estimated in a two step process. Income related blockgroup data from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey was recompiled by the Cambridge Community Development Department to align with approximate neighborhood boundaries. Median values were then interpolated for each geographic area from the compiled distribution of incomes. All amounts reported in 2021 dollars.

This data set provides summarizes participation by Cambridge residents by zip code in three public benefit programs, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TADFC), and Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC). Data was drawn from Caseload by Zip Code reports published by the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), which have been published monthly since August 2017.

More information about these food and cash assistance programs, and the complete Caseload by Zip Code reports, which include program utilization data from all Massachusetts zip codes, may be found on the DTA website:

The Cambridge Business Diversity Directory is a tool connecting local businesses owned by historically excluded proprietors to customers. The Directory aims to elevate businesses owned by women, people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals of Portuguese descent. The Directory serves as a marketing and networking tool to connect these businesses with consumers, companies, and other institutions.

Those listed in this directory range in longevity, from businesses and entities that recently opened in Cambridge to legacy businesses and entities that have been in operation over 50 years. Businesses and entities listed in this edition have elected to be listed as self-identifying members of a historically excluded group. Though the Cambridge Business Diversity Directory is updated regularly, it is not a comprehensive representation of the many diverse businesses and entities operating in the city.

Blockgroup data from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey was recompiled by the Cambridge Community Development Department to align with approximate neighborhood boundaries. Categories include: Land Area, Housing Units, Housing Density, Total Occupied Units, Vacant Units, and Tenure.

Blockgroup data from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey was recompiled by the Cambridge Community Development Department to align with approximate neighborhood boundaries. Categories include: Total Population, Population Density, Land Area, Male/Female, Race and Hispanic Origin, Age Distribution, Number of Households, Population in Households, Persons per Household, Number of Families, Household Types, and Population in Group Quarters.

Blockgroup data from the 2017 - 2021 American Community Survey was recompiled by the Cambridge Community Development Department to align with approximate neighborhood boundaries. Categories include: Total Population, Language Spoken at Home by Population 5 and Older, Educational Attainment by Population 25 and Older, Means of Commute for Resident Workers, Vehicles Owned by Household, Per Capita Income, and Poverty Rates.