Cambridge is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,801 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cambridge is the 631st largest community in New York. Cambridge has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Cambridge is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Cambridge is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cambridge who work in management occupations (14.55%), food service (14.34%), and healthcare (12.80%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Cambridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small village, Cambridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Cambridge citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.57% of adults in Cambridge have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Cambridge in 2022 was $37,835, 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 $151,340 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 Black or African-American. 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.
