Camden County, North Carolina

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,743
Median household income: $87,781
Median home value: $289,800

Home to 10,743 residents, Camden County is one of North Carolina's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,781 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Camden County's population grew 1.8% from 10,551 to 10,743, while its median household income rose 35.9% from $64,572 to $87,781.

82.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1999.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,743
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $87,781
Median home value: $289,800
Median gross rent: $1,220
Housing units: 4,226
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,55110,743

Median household income

$64,572$87,781

Median home value

$208,800$289,800

Median gross rent

$953$1,220

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,551	$64,572	$208,800	$953
2020	10,654	$63,834	$221,000	$942
2021	10,353	$68,560	$226,400	$983
2022	10,547	$79,120	$261,000	$1,151
2023	10,743	$87,781	$289,800	$1,220

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	592	5.5%
5 to 17	2,016	18.8%
18 to 24	713	6.6%
25 to 34	1,227	11.4%
35 to 44	1,463	13.6%
45 to 54	1,432	13.3%
55 to 64	1,586	14.8%
65 to 74	975	9.1%
75 and over	739	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,458	78.7%
Black or African American	891	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.3%
Asian	77	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.2%
Some other race	85	0.8%
Two or more races	759	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	419	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	521	7.0%
High school graduate	2,292	30.9%
Some college or associate's	2,697	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,367	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	545	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,956	77.0%
Carpooled	377	7.3%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	44	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	654	12.7%
Other means	99	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	855	19.1%
15 to 29 min	1,655	36.9%
30 to 44 min	1,041	23.2%
45 to 59 min	372	8.3%
60+ min	562	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 5.0% (537 of 10,693)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,989	75.7%
Nonfamily households	959	24.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,948	93.4%
Vacant	278	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,307	83.8%
Renter-occupied	641	16.2%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,466	82.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	203	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	555	13.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37029
State: North Carolina
Land area: 240 sq mi
Water area: 70 sq mi
Center point: 36.3423, -76.1625