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Camden, NJ Metro Division

1,321,286 Population
1,342.7 square miles 984.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,035 ±$946 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $50,684 ±$499
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$101,471 ±$1,745 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $90,850 ±$1,092
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.1% ±0.7% (104,999  ±8,869) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.8% 668,882 (±0.5% / ±28,431)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.8 minutes ±0.5 (16,665,150  ±410,035) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 29.7 79,803,310 (±0.3 / ±1,004,257)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

495,414 ±3,025 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,505,818 ±6,896
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (1,297,286  ±1,262) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,167,863 (±0 / ±1,505)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±0.7% (15,177  ±2,150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 72,085 (±0.4% / ±5,446)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

520,504 ±490 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,652,016 ±647
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$356,400 ±$4,064 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $375,100 ±$2,652
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.2% ±0.7% (107,708  ±8,942.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.1% 632,705 (±0.4% / ±23,497.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±1.6% (855,257  ±14,863.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.6% 4,108,023 (±0.8% / ±34,849.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.7% ±1% (369,167  ±9,291.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 43.3% 1,921,371 (±0.5% / ±22,590)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

17.1% ±0.9% (213,110  ±10,660.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 17.9% 1,069,492 (±0.4% / ±24,119)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

10.4% (137,953  ±8,746) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12.4% 784,181
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.4% (52,624  ±4,290) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.6% 227,988 (±0.2% / ±7,693)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
52,624 Total veterans ±4,290 48,043 Male ±3,972 4,581 Female ±1,238

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