Camden is home to 71,496 people in New Jersey. 34% of homes are owner-occupied. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 61% less than in New Jersey as a whole. 30.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 33.3, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,546, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Camden
What changed most since 1990
Black share54.2% → 38.3%(−15.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants48.4% → 34.4%(−13.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share28.8% → 53.5%(+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Camden's population equals 14% of Camden County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.3% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.6% 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)18.5%(253)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33%(452)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(388)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(64)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,368 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
87,492
$41,728
$74,642
6.4%
74.9
2000
79,904
$42,665
$74,324
5.4%
74.5
2010
77,344
$38,880
$127,026
6.8%
72.4
2020
71,791
$34,692
$99,993
10.0%
71.1
2024
71,496
$40,546
$112,000
10.1%
70.6
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.
