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Because Cambridge remains a relatively wealthy city with limited low-income housing, it has not experienced the same influx of immigrants as Greater Boston has in the past decade...
Though the 2010 census is unlikely to reflect major changes in the socioeconomic and ethnic makeup of Cambridge over the past ten years, community leaders say they hope that “hidden” groups—specifically same-sex couples and the Portuguese-speaking population—will be more accurately represented in this year’s count...
...first time, same-sex couples in Cambridge will be officially recognized on the census forms. In the past, the form only allowed heterosexual couples to describe themselves as “married,” but the Census Bureau announced last year that in 2010 the survey will recognize same-sex couples who report being married...
...addition to reflecting the presence of these newly-represented communities, the 2010 census will likely show population growth, as over 4,000 housing units were added to the city in the past ten years, according to Clifford M. Cook, planning information manager for the city...
Cook said that new dormitories at Harvard and MIT will likely translate into an increase in the student population, though he also anticipated that the city’s population will be on average older than in past years, as baby boomers age. Cambridge school enrollments have stayed relatively constant, Cook said...