Camden vs West Alexandria

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

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

Camden has the higher population (1,986 vs 1,599 in West Alexandria). West Alexandria has the higher median household income ($58,480 vs $51,250 in Camden). West Alexandria has the higher median home value ($145,000 vs $113,000 in Camden).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	West Alexandria
Population	1,986	1,599
Median age	42.3 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$58,480
Median home value	$113,000	$145,000
Median gross rent	$859	$695
Housing units	987	698
Homeownership rate	64.4%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	West Alexandria
Population	1,858 → 1,986 (+6.9%)	1,567 → 1,599 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$38,000 → $51,250 (+34.9%)	$45,781 → $58,480 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $113,000 (+41.3%)	$94,400 → $145,000 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $859 (+33.2%)	$782 → $695 (-11.1%)

Camden

Population

1,8581,986

Median household income

$38,000$51,250

Median home value

$80,000$113,000

Median gross rent

$645$859

West Alexandria

Population

1,5671,599

Median household income

$45,781$58,480

Median home value

$94,400$145,000

Median gross rent

$782$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	West Alexandria
Under 5	5.8%	9.8%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	13.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	5.2%	21.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	17.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	6.6%
75 and over	5.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	West Alexandria
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	West Alexandria
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	62.2%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	West Alexandria
Drove alone	82.3%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	West Alexandria
1-unit, detached	55.9%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	5.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	23.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Camden	West Alexandria
Poverty rate	26.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1965	1953