Cameron is a city of 364 people in North Carolina. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 213 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $184,200, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% 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 Cameron
What changed most since 1990
White share50.6% → 62.6%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate32.8% → 14.3%(−18.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share47.7% → 31.0%(−16.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)62.5%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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
Cameron, decade by decade
Cameron 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
237
$52,502
$126,004
5.8%
64.5
2000
151
$59,204
$109,299
13.4%
56.9
2010
285
$57,543
$119,401
15.5%
55.1
2020
244
$73,606
$143,384
27.2%
48.6
2024
364
$71,875
$184,200
17.7%
63.6
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.
