Businesses in Cambridge

Categories in Cambridge

Car rental Car Repair and Maintenance Garage Gas Station Commercial Printer Farming Import Export Company Industrial & Construction Manufacturing Boutique Religious Institution Electronics stores Information services Architects Boiler Store Electrician Engineering Consultant Glazier HVAC Contractor Painting and paint contractors Plumbing installation and repair Education other Interior Decorator Photographer Chinese restaurants English Restaurant Meal Takeaway Restaurants Animal and pet stores Furniture stores Gardening Service Piano Tuning and Repair Service Accountant Banks Barbers Beauty salons Back Office Business Support & Outsourcing Management Consultant Firm Public Housing Real Estate Agency Real Estate Developer Book stores and newsstands Florists General Store Gift Shop Home, Garden & Outdoor Living Jeweler Shopping Mall Supermarket Wholesale store Other accommodation Travel Agency

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cambridge

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping other	480	—
Other construction	227	—
Other accommodation	140	—
Corporate management	125	—
Specialized design	113	16 years
Car repair	107	—
Restaurants	95	—
Technical construction services	94	16 years
Electronics stores	90	—
Accountants	85	—
Shopping	85	—
Landscaping	77	—
Electrical installation	72	—
Manufacture of wood and paper products	67	—
Religion	63	—
Construction of buildings	62	—
Farming	61	—
Social work	60	—
Clothing stores	58	—
Plumbing installation and repair	56	16 years

Cambridge Facts

Area	40.9 km²
Population	132,804
Male Population	67,549 (50.9%)
Female Population	65,255 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+51.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+23.8%
Median Age	31.3 years (Male: 30.7, Female: 32.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$52,215 (2022)
Area Codes	1223
Neighborhoods	Cottenham, Milton, Cambridge, Histon, Sawston, Milton
Local Time
Timezone	British Summer Time
Lat & Lng	52.20000, 0.11667
Postal Codes	CB1, CB2, CB21, CB22, CB23, More

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Cambridge Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	87,724	97,984	107,268	128,139	132,804	134,334	135,579
Population Density	2,146.2 / km²	2,397.2 / km²	2,624.3 / km²	3,134.9 / km²	3,249 / km²	3,286.5 / km²	3,316.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cambridge Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 23.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cambridge	+51.4%	+35.5%	+23.8%
United Kingdom	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cambridge Median Age

Median Age: 31.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cambridge	31.3 yrs	32.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
United Kingdom	39.6 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cambridge Population Density

Population Density: 3,249 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cambridge	132,804	40.9 km²	3,249 / km²
United Kingdom	64.5 million	247,916.6 km²	260 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cambridge Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Cambridge

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Cambridge

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Cambridge

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Cambridge

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cambridge

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cambridge Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$32,127	$34,242	$40,489	$43,561	$43,797	$46,010	$46,035	$52,215
Total GDP	$381.6M	$416.9M	$512M	$581.8M	$625.8M	$698.5M	$715.4M	$814M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Cambridge CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cambridge	1,595,571 tn	12.01 tn	39,035.4 tons/km²
United Kingdom	735,672,544 tn	11.4 tn	2,967.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Cambridge CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,595,571 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	12.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	39,035.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/28/15	10:25 PM	3.8	81.5 km	3,000 m	1km N of Ashwell, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
4/18/14	6:50 AM	3.5	81.9 km	2,000 m	1km NW of Ashwell, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
10/28/01	4:25 PM	4.2	97.6 km	11,600 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
1/21/99	11:10 AM	3.3	93.8 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
11/5/94	10:14 PM	3	73.7 km	5,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
2/15/94	10:15 AM	4.4	53.6 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
2/17/92	1:22 AM	3.4	26.9 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
5/1/87	6:09 AM	3.4	76.7 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
5/30/84	2:53 AM	3.4	98.8 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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