Camden is home to 3,682 people in Maine. At a median age of 52.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $498,800. There are 978 people per square mile. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,788, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Camden
What changed most since 1990
White share98.0% → 92.5%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree31.7% → 58.0%(+26.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age42.8 → 52.4(+9.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Its weight in Knox County
Camden's population equals 9.0% of Knox County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 27% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 16% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.5%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.1%(72)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37%(70)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II16.9%(32)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 189 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Camden, decade by decade
Camden population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,022
$72,926
$299,769
31.7%
4.9
2000
3,934
$72,668
$295,837
42.5%
6.1
2010
3,570
$48,496
$406,252
41.0%
9.0
2020
3,850
$86,563
$401,064
57.8%
16.6
2024
3,682
$78,788
$498,800
58.0%
17.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
