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Camden, NJ Metro Division

1,304,786 Population
1,342.7 square miles 971.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±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
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,285 ±$867 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $48,276 ±$485
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,120 ±$2,413 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $86,867 ±$1,004
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.6% ±0.9% (123,046  ±11,111) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.5% 700,710 (±0.5% / ±31,247)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.1 minutes ±0.6 (16,529,975  ±431,758) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 29.3 76,307,624 (±0.3 / ±936,690)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

494,538 ±3,397 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,484,152 ±8,664
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (1,280,621  ±2,391) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,082,424 (±0 / ±3,042)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.6% ±0.8% (16,792  ±2,410) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 5.1% 75,590 (±0.4% / ±5,796)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

518,877 ±945 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,643,828 ±1,234
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$324,800 ±$5,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $356,700 ±$2,499
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.3% ±0.8% (132,246  ±10,414.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.6% 655,230 (±0.4% / ±26,256.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.8% ±1.6% (850,859  ±14,199.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.4% 4,039,594 (±0.8% / ±33,148.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38.2% ±1% (350,340  ±9,354.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 42.3% 1,849,231 (±0.5% / ±22,522.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

15.9% ±0.7% (196,298  ±9,030.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 17.7% 1,044,505 (±0.4% / ±22,212.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

10.8% (140,432  ±6,422) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12% 752,110
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.4% ±0.4% (54,910  ±3,833) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 234,702 (±0.2% / ±8,149)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
54,910 Total veterans ±3,833 49,621 Male ±3,379 5,289 Female ±1,446

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