Camden

Population & Demographics

Camden, NJ

Camden is home to 71,496 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,252 resident workers commute each day.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
71,496
people
Population

71,496 residents

Median age 33.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Camden population & demographics

Who lives in Camden — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
71,496
Median age
33.3yrs
Median household income
$40,546
Median home value
$112,000
Median gross rent
$1,226/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
10.1%
Poverty rate
30.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Camden

How Camden breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino53.5%
Black38.3%
White3.7%
Two or more races2.3%
Asian1.7%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Camden

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Camden.

Camden at a glance
Employed Residents
28,252
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Philadelphia
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Camden proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Camden commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Camden

28,252 commutes, one dot at a time

Camden

Where 28,252 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Camden, by worker count.

1Camden0.0 mi4,645
2Philadelphia4.7 mi1,788
3Golden Triangle3.5 mi600
4Ramblewood8.2 mi592
5Cherry Hill Mall4.9 mi559
6Greentree8.3 mi455
7Ellisburg5.2 mi426
8Moorestown-Lenola8.0 mi418

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Camden.

1Camden0.0 mi4,645
2Philadelphia4.7 mi3,975
3Sicklerville14.4 mi1,116
4Cherry Hill Mall4.9 mi406
5Lindenwold10.2 mi402
6Westmont3.3 mi390
7Collingswood2.1 mi363
8Gloucester City3.1 mi358

Top industries

The sectors that employ Camden’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance36.7%
EDEducational Services14.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.8%
PAPublic Administration7.8%
MFManufacturing5.4%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services3.2%
RTRetail Trade2.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Camden

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Camden

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