East Camden vs Reader

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

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

East Camden has the higher population (1,326 vs 78 in Reader). East Camden has the higher median household income ($44,500 vs $27,891 in Reader). Since 2019, East Camden's population has grown faster (+29.7% vs -59.4%).

Population, income & housing

	East Camden	Reader
Population	1,326	78
Median age	27.7 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,500	$27,891
Median home value	$105,800	—
Median gross rent	$843	—
Housing units	499	33
Homeownership rate	49.3%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Camden	Reader
Population	1,022 → 1,326 (+29.7%)	192 → 78 (-59.4%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $44,500 (+24.9%)	$13,320 → $27,891 (+109.4%)
Median home value	$73,800 → $105,800 (+43.4%)	$41,500 → $34,900 (-15.9%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $843 (+41.7%)	—

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

Reader

Population

19278

Median household income

$13,320$27,891

Median home value

$41,500$34,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Camden	Reader
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	16.3%	19.2%
25 to 34	19.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	20.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	26.9%
75 and over	1.0%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Camden	Reader
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	44.9%
Black or African American	32.2%	55.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Camden	Reader
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Camden	Reader
Drove alone	90.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Camden	Reader
1-unit, detached	56.1%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	42.4%

Poverty & households

	East Camden	Reader
Poverty rate	5.3%	0.0%
Average household size	3.03	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1966	1990