Camden vs Clayton

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (4,086 vs 4,011 in Camden). Clayton has the higher median household income ($103,211 vs $61,895 in Camden). Clayton has the higher median home value ($343,700 vs $268,800 in Camden).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Clayton
Population	4,011	4,086
Median age	35.9 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,895	$103,211
Median home value	$268,800	$343,700
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,484
Housing units	1,740	1,123
Homeownership rate	80.1%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Clayton
Population	3,484 → 4,011 (+15.1%)	3,282 → 4,086 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$65,568 → $61,895 (-5.6%)	$82,500 → $103,211 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$208,800 → $268,800 (+28.7%)	$242,900 → $343,700 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,623 → $1,463 (-9.9%)	$1,317 → $1,484 (+12.7%)

Camden

Population

3,4844,011

Median household income

$65,568$61,895

Median home value

$208,800$268,800

Median gross rent

$1,623$1,463

Clayton

Population

3,2824,086

Median household income

$82,500$103,211

Median home value

$242,900$343,700

Median gross rent

$1,317$1,484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Clayton
Under 5	6.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	24.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	22.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	17.7%
45 to 54	4.6%	17.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	7.3%
65 to 74	13.2%	6.9%
75 and over	10.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Clayton
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	41.2%
Black or African American	38.2%	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Clayton
No high school diploma	5.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Clayton
Drove alone	75.7%	69.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	22.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.1%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Clayton
1-unit, detached	87.1%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Clayton
Poverty rate	6.3%	5.4%
Average household size	2.48	3.64
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	2002	2004