COMPARING TWO PLACES
Camden vs Chesapeake
PLACE A
Camden, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Chesapeake, Virginia
Camden is 96% smaller than Chesapeake. Chesapeake earns more, with a median household income $31,797 higher.
CAMDENCHESAPEAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population9,201255,332−96% vs Chesapeake
Population density828754+74
Population growth13.9%12.2%+1.6 pts
Median age42.437.9+4.5
Male44.4%49.1%−4.7 pts
Female55.6%50.9%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born4.9%5.8%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.4%53.8%+5.6 pts
Black31.0%28.5%+2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%7.7%−1.2 pts
Asian0.5%3.8%−3.3 pts
Other2.5%6.2%−3.7 pts
Median household income$63,576$95,373−$31,797
Per capita income$41,218$44,985−$3,767
Poverty rate13.2%9.4%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.420+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%36.9%+2.2 pts
Graduate degree17.7%14.4%+3.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%4.9%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation60.4%66.8%−6.4 pts
Median home value$265,300$378,400−$113,100
Median gross rent$956$1,586−$630
Owner-occupied69.0%74.4%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%3.3%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households54.9%54.6%+0.2 pts
Average commute30.625.8+4.8
Worked from home3.6%13.1%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.4%5.8%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025