Camden County is a county of 43,667 people in Missouri. The median age is 53.2, about 14 years above the US median. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $876 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,387, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Camden County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.8% → 92.1%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age41.6 → 53.2(+11.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share0.4% → 3.5%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)15.2%(521)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(763)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.2%(1,544)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(133)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(63)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,417 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 County, decade by decade
Camden County 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
27,495
$54,155
$171,125
12.4%
3.1
2000
37,051
$65,288
$194,917
17.7%
7.3
2010
44,002
$64,185
$269,300
21.0%
11.5
2020
42,745
$64,868
$258,407
22.2%
22.3
2024
43,667
$66,387
$305,400
26.2%
18.7
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.
