Camden vs East Camden

A side-by-side comparison of Camden and East Camden: population, income, housing, and more.

Camden and East Camden are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Camden has the higher population (10,427 vs 1,326 in East Camden). Camden has the higher median household income ($51,300 vs $44,500 in East Camden). Camden has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $105,800 in East Camden).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	East Camden
Population	10,427	1,326
Median age	39.2 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,300	$44,500
Median home value	$108,800	$105,800
Median gross rent	$704	$843
Housing units	5,583	499
Homeownership rate	58.9%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	East Camden
Population	10,999 → 10,427 (-5.2%)	1,022 → 1,326 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$30,199 → $51,300 (+69.9%)	$35,625 → $44,500 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $108,800 (+41.3%)	$73,800 → $105,800 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$511 → $704 (+37.8%)	$595 → $843 (+41.7%)

Camden

Population

10,99910,427

Median household income

$30,199$51,300

Median home value

$77,000$108,800

Median gross rent

$511$704

East Camden

Population

1,0221,326

Median household income

$35,625$44,500

Median home value

$73,800$105,800

Median gross rent

$595$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	East Camden
Under 5	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	27.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	16.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	4.8%
75 and over	8.0%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	East Camden
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	52.1%
Black or African American	53.2%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	East Camden
No high school diploma	13.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	34.8%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	East Camden
Drove alone	83.6%	90.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	East Camden
1-unit, detached	78.5%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	41.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Camden	East Camden
Poverty rate	18.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.45	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1969	1966