Camden vs East Camden

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

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

Camden has the higher population (8,025 vs 4,210 in East Camden). Camden has the higher median household income ($53,289 vs $53,234 in East Camden). Camden has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $150,400 in East Camden).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	East Camden
Population	8,025	4,210
Median age	42.3 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,289	$53,234
Median home value	$241,300	$150,400
Median gross rent	$803	$876
Housing units	4,092	1,670
Homeownership rate	69.8%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	East Camden
Population	7,100 → 8,025 (+13.0%)	3,909 → 4,210 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$47,711 → $53,289 (+11.7%)	$31,733 → $53,234 (+67.8%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $241,300 (+51.1%)	$90,200 → $150,400 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $803 (+19.7%)	$731 → $876 (+19.8%)

Camden

Population

7,1008,025

Median household income

$47,711$53,289

Median home value

$159,700$241,300

Median gross rent

$671$803

East Camden

Population

3,9094,210

Median household income

$31,733$53,234

Median home value

$90,200$150,400

Median gross rent

$731$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	East Camden
Under 5	7.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	11.6%	28.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.8%
75 and over	9.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	East Camden
White (non-Hispanic)	58.7%	70.7%
Black or African American	29.7%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	East Camden
No high school diploma	8.6%	10.5%
High school graduate	21.3%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	East Camden
Drove alone	83.4%	81.1%
Carpooled	10.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.0%
Other means	2.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	East Camden
1-unit, detached	74.3%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Camden	East Camden
Poverty rate	16.7%	20.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1973	1969