Camden vs Rockland

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

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

Rockland has the higher population (6,991 vs 3,665 in Camden). Camden has the higher median household income ($80,897 vs $55,276 in Rockland). Camden has the higher median home value ($473,800 vs $234,400 in Rockland).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Rockland
Population	3,665	6,991
Median age	53.3 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$80,897	$55,276
Median home value	$473,800	$234,400
Median gross rent	$1,064	$986
Housing units	2,310	4,073
Homeownership rate	62.9%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Rockland
Population	3,468 → 3,665 (+5.7%)	7,178 → 6,991 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$63,683 → $80,897 (+27.0%)	$44,156 → $55,276 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$350,500 → $473,800 (+35.2%)	$172,800 → $234,400 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$941 → $1,064 (+13.1%)	$782 → $986 (+26.1%)

Camden

Population

3,4683,665

Median household income

$63,683$80,897

Median home value

$350,500$473,800

Median gross rent

$941$1,064

Rockland

Population

7,1786,991

Median household income

$44,156$55,276

Median home value

$172,800$234,400

Median gross rent

$782$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Rockland
Under 5	2.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	19.9%	11.3%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	2.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	7.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	16.1%	9.1%
55 to 64	10.9%	18.6%
65 to 74	13.4%	15.4%
75 and over	24.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Rockland
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Rockland
No high school diploma	3.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	11.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	42.3%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Rockland
Drove alone	54.8%	60.9%
Carpooled	14.2%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Rockland
1-unit, detached	61.4%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	6.9%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Rockland
Poverty rate	9.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.06	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	12
Median year structure built	1970	1951