Camden

Population: 4,011
Median household income: $61,895
Median home value: $268,800

Camden, a community in Kent County, Delaware, has 4,011 residents. At $61,895, its median household income sits below Kent County's $72,872.

From 2019 to 2023, Camden's population grew 15.1% from 3,484 to 4,011, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $208,800 to $268,800.

33.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,011
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,895
Median home value: $268,800
Median gross rent: $1,463
Housing units: 1,740
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4844,011

Median household income

$65,568$61,895

Median home value

$208,800$268,800

Median gross rent

$1,623$1,463

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,484	$65,568	$208,800	$1,623
2020	3,529	$70,061	$218,300	$1,569
2021	3,786	$65,023	$233,700	$1,206
2022	3,914	$60,549	$267,700	$1,593
2023	4,011	$61,895	$268,800	$1,463

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3422.1%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	239	6.0%
5 to 17	547	13.6%
18 to 24	275	6.9%
25 to 34	885	22.1%
35 to 44	471	11.7%
45 to 54	184	4.6%
55 to 64	462	11.5%
65 to 74	528	13.2%
75 and over	420	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,931	48.1%
Black or African American	1,534	38.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	108	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	300	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	5.8%
High school graduate	740	25.1%
Some college or associate's	1,041	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	694	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	304	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,585	75.7%
Carpooled	169	8.1%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	17	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	317	15.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	765	43.1%
15 to 29 min	604	34.0%
30 to 44 min	182	10.2%
45 to 59 min	89	5.0%
60+ min	136	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 6.3% (251 of 4,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,205	74.8%
Nonfamily households	407	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,612	92.6%
Vacant	128	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,292	80.1%
Renter-occupied	320	19.9%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,516	87.1%
1-unit, attached	116	6.7%
2 to 4 units	31	1.8%
5 to 19 units	20	1.1%
20 or more units	18	1.0%
Mobile home & other	39	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1010760
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0992, -75.5569