Camden

Population: 3,665
Median household income: $80,897
Median home value: $473,800

Camden, a community in Knox County, Maine, has 3,665 residents. The median household income of $80,897 is above the Knox County median ($71,903).

From 2019 to 2023, Camden's population grew 5.7% from 3,468 to 3,665, while its median home value rose 35.2% from $350,500 to $473,800.

The median resident is 53.3 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 24.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,665
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,897
Median home value: $473,800
Median gross rent: $1,064
Housing units: 2,310
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4683,665

Median household income

$63,683$80,897

Median home value

$350,500$473,800

Median gross rent

$941$1,064

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,468	$63,683	$350,500	$941
2020	3,543	$71,419	$330,900	$929
2021	3,713	$85,544	$340,600	$1,008
2022	3,644	$92,857	$438,800	$1,146
2023	3,665	$80,897	$473,800	$1,064

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 342.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over24.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	2.0%
5 to 17	729	19.9%
18 to 24	130	3.5%
25 to 34	80	2.2%
35 to 44	285	7.8%
45 to 54	589	16.1%
55 to 64	400	10.9%
65 to 74	490	13.4%
75 and over	889	24.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,454	94.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	131	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	80	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree42.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	3.6%
High school graduate	323	11.8%
Some college or associate's	494	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,156	42.3%
Graduate or professional degree	661	24.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone54.8%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	710	54.8%
Carpooled	184	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	163	12.6%
Bicycle	11	0.8%
Worked from home	228	17.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	473	44.3%
15 to 29 min	154	14.4%
30 to 44 min	226	21.2%
45 to 59 min	78	7.3%
60+ min	137	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 9.0% (320 of 3,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	776	45.1%
Nonfamily households	943	54.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,719	74.4%
Vacant	591	25.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,082	62.9%
Renter-occupied	637	37.1%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units19.4%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,419	61.4%
1-unit, attached	113	4.9%
2 to 4 units	447	19.4%
5 to 19 units	140	6.1%
20 or more units	160	6.9%
Mobile home & other	31	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2309690
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.2138, -69.0685