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Cambridge, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Cambridge is a Census city of 803 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Story County. Median household income is $57,333, 83.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cambridge
What Cambridge is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land600 plus or minus 145
- County holding the largest share of its areaStory County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cambridge
How many people live in Cambridge
- Population803 plus or minus 194
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 9.5
- Population under 18217 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over80 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over10.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Households330 plus or minus 96
- Family households168 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families50.9 percent plus or minus 18.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cambridge
Income and work in Cambridge
- Median household income$57,333 plus or minus $31,900
- Per capita income$30,079
- Civilian labor force406 plus or minus 112
- Employed385 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over549 plus or minus 133
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cambridge
Housing in Cambridge
- Housing units357 plus or minus 97
- Occupied units330 plus or minus 96
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied274 plus or minus 97
- Renter occupied56 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate83.0 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$178,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,043 plus or minus $216
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Single family units297 plus or minus 98
- Share single family83.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more14.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cambridge
How Cambridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute359 plus or minus 93
- Commuting under 15 minutes71 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone82.8 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cambridge
SBA loans in Cambridge (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$370,000
- Average approval$185,000
- Median approval$185,000
- Largest approval$281,000
- Jobs supported12
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cambridge, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Cambridge
Flood risk in Cambridge
- NFIP communityCity of Cambridge
- NFIP community number190255
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/15/21
The City of Cambridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190255 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Story County, not Cambridge
Story County context, not Cambridge figures
- Establishments in Story County2,162
- Covered employment, Story County47,549
- Average annual pay, Story County$62,615
- Housing units permitted, Story County198
Every figure in this section is published for Story County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cambridge.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cambridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cambridge, Iowa?
803, in 330 households. Cambridge city covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 600 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cambridge in?
Story County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cambridge?
$57,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,100. Median gross rent is $1,043 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cambridge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cambridge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cambridge, city of, community 190255, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cambridge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Story County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cambridge.
Is zoning published for Cambridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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