Cambridge is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,796 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cambridge is the 631st largest community in New York. Cambridge has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Of important note, Cambridge is also a village of artists. Cambridge has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cambridge’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Cambridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.26 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small village, Cambridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Cambridge is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.35% of adults in Cambridge have a college degree.

The per capita income in Cambridge in 2022 was $36,559, 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 $146,236 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.