Camden

Population: 8,025
Median household income: $53,289
Median home value: $241,300

Camden, a community in Kershaw County, South Carolina, has 8,025 residents. At $53,289, its median household income sits below Kershaw County's $64,343.

Between 2019 and 2023, Camden's population grew 13.0% from 7,100 to 8,025, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $159,700 to $241,300.

The median resident is 42.3 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,025
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,289
Median home value: $241,300
Median gross rent: $803
Housing units: 4,092
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1008,025

Median household income

$47,711$53,289

Median home value

$159,700$241,300

Median gross rent

$671$803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,100	$47,711	$159,700	$671
2020	7,185	$49,059	$181,300	$648
2021	7,666	$44,573	$211,100	$690
2022	7,834	$54,141	$207,700	$771
2023	8,025	$53,289	$241,300	$803

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	624	7.8%
5 to 17	932	11.6%
18 to 24	771	9.6%
25 to 34	532	6.6%
35 to 44	1,297	16.2%
45 to 54	780	9.7%
55 to 64	1,233	15.4%
65 to 74	1,081	13.5%
75 and over	775	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,711	58.7%
Black or African American	2,386	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.4%
Asian	37	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	70	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	195	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	591	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	490	8.6%
High school graduate	1,211	21.3%
Some college or associate's	1,931	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,147	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	919	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,043	83.4%
Carpooled	369	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	146	4.0%
Other means	90	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	895	25.6%
15 to 29 min	1,010	28.8%
30 to 44 min	515	14.7%
45 to 59 min	901	25.7%
60+ min	181	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 16.7% (1,322 of 7,933)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,953	55.1%
Nonfamily households	1,589	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,542	86.6%
Vacant	550	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,474	69.8%
Renter-occupied	1,068	30.2%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,041	74.3%
1-unit, attached	124	3.0%
2 to 4 units	128	3.1%
5 to 19 units	321	7.8%
20 or more units	386	9.4%
Mobile home & other	92	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4510855
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.79 sq mi
Center point: 34.2589, -80.6092