Camden County, New Jersey

43 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 524,042
Median household income: $86,384
Median home value: $262,200

Camden County is a county in New Jersey with a population of 524,042. 43 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,384 runs below the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

Between 2019 and 2023, Camden County's population grew 3.4% from 506,738 to 524,042, while its median household income rose 22.6% from $70,451 to $86,384.

35.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 524,042
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,384
Median home value: $262,200
Median gross rent: $1,346
Housing units: 213,188
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	506,738	$70,451	$197,800	$1,079
2020	506,721	$70,957	$200,400	$1,107
2021	521,194	$75,485	$211,400	$1,169
2022	522,581	$82,005	$241,300	$1,264
2023	524,042	$86,384	$262,200	$1,346

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31,250	6.0%
5 to 17	88,256	16.8%
18 to 24	41,908	8.0%
25 to 34	71,994	13.7%
35 to 44	69,834	13.3%
45 to 54	66,428	12.7%
55 to 64	69,401	13.2%
65 to 74	50,609	9.7%
75 and over	34,362	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	280,083	53.4%
Black or African American	92,876	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	183	0.0%
Asian	30,309	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	92	0.0%
Some other race	3,616	0.7%
Two or more races	18,926	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97,957	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36,862	10.2%
High school graduate	105,529	29.1%
Some college or associate's	92,318	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	78,065	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	49,854	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit4.9%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173,998	68.9%
Carpooled	22,973	9.1%
Public transit	12,315	4.9%
Walked	4,077	1.6%
Bicycle	554	0.2%
Worked from home	34,470	13.7%
Other means	4,042	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50,300	23.1%
15 to 29 min	78,034	35.8%
30 to 44 min	48,701	22.3%
45 to 59 min	20,733	9.5%
60+ min	20,191	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 12.2% (62,934 of 517,854)

	Count	Share
Family households	131,150	65.4%
Nonfamily households	69,419	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200,569	94.1%
Vacant	12,619	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	130,430	65.0%
Renter-occupied	70,139	35.0%

1-unit, detached54.6%

1-unit, attached17.0%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	116,355	54.6%
1-unit, attached	36,299	17.0%
2 to 4 units	16,977	8.0%
5 to 19 units	18,428	8.6%
20 or more units	23,841	11.2%
Mobile home & other	1,288	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 34007
State: New Jersey
Land area: 221 sq mi
Water area: 6.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.8024, -74.9612