Camden vs Harrington

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

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

Camden has the higher population (4,011 vs 3,805 in Harrington). Harrington has the higher median household income ($72,606 vs $61,895 in Camden). Camden has the higher median home value ($268,800 vs $222,100 in Harrington).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Harrington
Population	4,011	3,805
Median age	35.9 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,895	$72,606
Median home value	$268,800	$222,100
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,136
Housing units	1,740	1,669
Homeownership rate	80.1%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Harrington
Population	3,484 → 4,011 (+15.1%)	3,652 → 3,805 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$65,568 → $61,895 (-5.6%)	$50,160 → $72,606 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$208,800 → $268,800 (+28.7%)	$181,300 → $222,100 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,623 → $1,463 (-9.9%)	$936 → $1,136 (+21.4%)

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

Harrington

Population

3,6523,805

Median household income

$50,160$72,606

Median home value

$181,300$222,100

Median gross rent

$936$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Harrington
Under 5	6.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	22.1%	19.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	4.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	4.8%
75 and over	10.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Harrington
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	70.3%
Black or African American	38.2%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Harrington
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	25.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Harrington
Drove alone	75.7%	82.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	3.6%
Public transit	0.2%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Harrington
1-unit, detached	87.1%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	14.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Harrington
Poverty rate	6.3%	10.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	2002	1969