Camden County vs Ocean County

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

Camden County and Ocean County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ocean County has the higher population (646,434 vs 524,042 in Camden County). Ocean County has the higher median household income ($86,411 vs $86,384 in Camden County). Ocean County has the higher median home value ($366,600 vs $262,200 in Camden County).

Population, income & housing

	Camden County	Ocean County
Population	524,042	646,434
Median age	38.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,384	$86,411
Median home value	$262,200	$366,600
Median gross rent	$1,346	$1,702
Housing units	213,188	295,201
Homeownership rate	65.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden County	Ocean County
Population	506,738 → 524,042 (+3.4%)	596,415 → 646,434 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$70,451 → $86,384 (+22.6%)	$70,909 → $86,411 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$197,800 → $262,200 (+32.6%)	$279,000 → $366,600 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,079 → $1,346 (+24.7%)	$1,428 → $1,702 (+19.2%)

Camden County

Population

506,738524,042

Median household income

$70,451$86,384

Median home value

$197,800$262,200

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,346

Ocean County

Population

596,415646,434

Median household income

$70,909$86,411

Median home value

$279,000$366,600

Median gross rent

$1,428$1,702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden County	Ocean County
Under 5	6.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.3%
75 and over	6.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden County	Ocean County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	81.8%
Black or African American	17.7%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.7%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden County	Ocean County
No high school diploma	10.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	29.1%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden County	Ocean County
Drove alone	68.9%	76.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.0%
Public transit	4.9%	1.2%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.7%	11.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden County	Ocean County
1-unit, detached	54.6%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	11.2%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Camden County	Ocean County
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1966	1981