Camden vs Rushville

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

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

Rushville has the higher population (2,668 vs 43 in Camden). Camden has the higher median home value ($102,300 vs $91,000 in Rushville). Since 2019, Rushville's population has grown faster (-2.8% vs -50.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Rushville
Population	43	2,668
Median age	68.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,589
Median home value	$102,300	$91,000
Median gross rent	—	$831
Housing units	29	1,510
Homeownership rate	83.3%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Rushville
Population	86 → 43 (-50.0%)	2,746 → 2,668 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $27,500 (-37.1%)	$41,912 → $57,589 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $102,300 (+49.8%)	$71,100 → $91,000 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$673 → $831 (+23.5%)

Camden

Population

8643

Median household income

$43,750$27,500

Median home value

$68,300$102,300

Rushville

Population

2,7462,668

Median household income

$41,912$57,589

Median home value

$71,100$91,000

Median gross rent

$673$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Rushville
Under 5	7.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	4.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	34.9%	10.8%
75 and over	20.9%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Rushville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Rushville
No high school diploma	13.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	68.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Rushville
Drove alone	66.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	33.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Rushville
1-unit, detached	82.8%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Rushville
Poverty rate	18.6%	16.3%
Average household size	1.79	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1968	1966