Camden

Population: 71,471
Median household income: $40,450
Median home value: $100,400

Camden is a community in Camden County, New Jersey, home to 71,471 residents. The median household income of $40,450 is below the Camden County median ($86,384).

Between 2019 and 2023, Camden's population declined 3.4% from 74,002 to 71,471, while its median home value rose 19.5% from $84,000 to $100,400.

Households average 2.79 people. The median gross rent is $1,157.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,471
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,450
Median home value: $100,400
Median gross rent: $1,157
Housing units: 27,920
Homeownership rate: 36.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

74,00271,471

Median household income

$27,015$40,450

Median home value

$84,000$100,400

Median gross rent

$922$1,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	74,002	$27,015	$84,000	$922
2020	73,742	$28,623	$82,500	$938
2021	72,381	$30,247	$85,800	$999
2022	71,799	$36,258	$95,700	$1,091
2023	71,471	$40,450	$100,400	$1,157

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,564	6.4%
5 to 17	15,032	21.0%
18 to 24	8,219	11.5%
25 to 34	9,698	13.6%
35 to 44	9,349	13.1%
45 to 54	8,868	12.4%
55 to 64	7,795	10.9%
65 to 74	4,631	6.5%
75 and over	3,315	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,535	3.5%
Black or African American	26,971	37.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.1%
Asian	1,238	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	228	0.3%
Two or more races	1,701	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,756	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.5%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,889	29.5%
High school graduate	15,610	35.8%
Some college or associate's	10,978	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,525	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,654	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone53.0%

Carpooled21.1%

Public transit11.4%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,703	53.0%
Carpooled	5,451	21.1%
Public transit	2,955	11.4%
Walked	1,034	4.0%
Bicycle	152	0.6%
Worked from home	1,355	5.2%
Other means	1,201	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,387	26.1%
15 to 29 min	9,978	40.7%
30 to 44 min	5,194	21.2%
45 to 59 min	1,261	5.1%
60+ min	1,676	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 28.5% (19,715 of 69,281)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,875	64.3%
Nonfamily households	8,822	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,697	88.5%
Vacant	3,223	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,898	36.0%
Renter-occupied	15,799	64.0%

1-unit, detached10.7%

1-unit, attached54.6%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,981	10.7%
1-unit, attached	15,258	54.6%
2 to 4 units	4,140	14.8%
5 to 19 units	2,363	8.5%
20 or more units	3,036	10.9%
Mobile home & other	142	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3410000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.92 sq mi
Water area: 1.46 sq mi
Center point: 39.9368, -75.1066