Cambridge is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,807 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cambridge is the 631st largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Cambridge was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages, Cambridge isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cambridge are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cambridge is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cambridge who work in management occupations (12.36%), healthcare (11.51%), and legal occupations (10.47%). Also of interest is that Cambridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Cambridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cambridge, the average commute to work is 32.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Cambridge is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Cambridge are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.90% of adults in Cambridge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Cambridge in 2022 was $32,822, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,288 for a family of four. However, Cambridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cambridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cambridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cambridge include Irish, German, English, French Canadian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Cambridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
