Camden

Population: 10,427
Median household income: $51,300
Median home value: $108,800

Camden is a community in Ouachita County, Arkansas, home to 10,427 residents. At $51,300, its median household income sits in line with Ouachita County's $49,838.

From 2019 to 2023, Camden's population declined 5.2% from 10,999 to 10,427, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $77,000 to $108,800.

78.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,427
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,300
Median home value: $108,800
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 5,583
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,99910,427

Median household income

$30,199$51,300

Median home value

$77,000$108,800

Median gross rent

$511$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,999	$30,199	$77,000	$511
2020	10,877	$37,842	$79,800	$537
2021	10,644	$42,348	$82,500	$585
2022	10,587	$48,302	$96,700	$704
2023	10,427	$51,300	$108,800	$704

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	649	6.2%
5 to 17	1,845	17.7%
18 to 24	804	7.7%
25 to 34	1,316	12.6%
35 to 44	1,384	13.3%
45 to 54	1,029	9.9%
55 to 64	1,383	13.3%
65 to 74	1,187	11.4%
75 and over	830	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,396	42.2%
Black or African American	5,543	53.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	23	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	132	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	321	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	962	13.5%
High school graduate	2,481	34.8%
Some college or associate's	2,403	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	805	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	478	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,427	83.6%
Carpooled	380	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	190	4.6%
Other means	46	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,752	44.8%
15 to 29 min	1,529	39.1%
30 to 44 min	332	8.5%
45 to 59 min	86	2.2%
60+ min	212	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 18.6% (1,884 of 10,109)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,508	60.8%
Nonfamily households	1,614	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,122	73.8%
Vacant	1,461	26.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,428	58.9%
Renter-occupied	1,694	41.1%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,380	78.5%
1-unit, attached	58	1.0%
2 to 4 units	486	8.7%
5 to 19 units	256	4.6%
20 or more units	21	0.4%
Mobile home & other	382	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0510720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 33.5677, -92.8491