East Camden

Population: 1,326
Median household income: $44,500
Median home value: $105,800

Located in Ouachita County, Arkansas, East Camden is a community with a population of 1,326. At $44,500, its median household income sits below Ouachita County's $49,838.

From 2019 to 2023, East Camden's population grew 29.7% from 1,022 to 1,326, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $73,800 to $105,800.

13.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,326
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,500
Median home value: $105,800
Median gross rent: $843
Housing units: 499
Homeownership rate: 49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0221,326

Median household income

$35,625$44,500

Median home value

$73,800$105,800

Median gross rent

$595$843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,022	$35,625	$73,800	$595
2020	1,276	$32,500	$83,400	$710
2021	1,276	$32,417	$83,700	$715
2022	1,174	$41,667	$87,900	$775
2023	1,326	$44,500	$105,800	$843

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1727.7%

18 to 2416.3%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over1.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	3.8%
5 to 17	367	27.7%
18 to 24	216	16.3%
25 to 34	255	19.2%
35 to 44	145	10.9%
45 to 54	127	9.6%
55 to 64	90	6.8%
65 to 74	63	4.8%
75 and over	13	1.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	691	52.1%
Black or African American	427	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	63	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	143	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's48.2%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	8.8%
High school graduate	207	29.9%
Some college or associate's	334	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	41	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	50	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	561	90.5%
Carpooled	48	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	387	63.1%
15 to 29 min	143	23.3%
30 to 44 min	21	3.4%
45 to 59 min	25	4.1%
60+ min	37	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 5.3% (69 of 1,313)

	Count	Share
Family households	370	85.3%
Nonfamily households	64	14.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	434	87.0%
Vacant	65	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	214	49.3%
Renter-occupied	220	50.7%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units41.7%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	280	56.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	208	41.7%
5 to 19 units	4	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0520440
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6084, -92.7450