Cambridge (Iowa)

Story County

19-10225

Cambridge is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. In 2000, the city was founded in 1856 had 819 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km ², composed entirely of land.

Population

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 819 inhabitants in Cambridge.

The population density was 303.3 people per km ². There were 328 housing units at an average 123.0 per km ². The population consisted of Cambridge 95.60 % White, 0.73 % African American, 0.37 % Native American, 0.73 % Asian, 0.61 % reported from other races, and 1.95 % from two or more races. 2.81 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Cambridge were distributed to 314 households out of which 36.3 % were living in children under 18 years. 57.3 % married couples living together, 8.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 22.9% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 7.6 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size is 3.11.

The population was spread out with 27.8 % under the, 8.1 % 18 -24- year-old, 33.2 % 25 -44- year-old, 21.7% 45-64 year olds and 9.2 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 99.7 men.

The median household income in Cambridge was 42 059 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 49 375 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 31,638 U.S. dollars, compared to 25,724 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 18,524 U.S. dollars. 8.6 % of the population and 6.9 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 11.9 % of minors and 16.3 % of those age 65 or over.