Camden County, NJ

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2024 Population

527,257

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

2.04% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$88,755

2.74% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$287,100

9.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

261,082

0.496% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Camden County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.5% of the residents in Camden County, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Camden County, NJ are Rutgers University-Camden (1,844 degrees awarded in 2023), Camden County College (1,393 degrees), and Pennco Tech-Blackwood (609 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Camden County, NJ was $287,100, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Camden County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Camden County, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Camden County, NJ borders Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, and Philadelphia County, PA.

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Population & Diversity

Camden County, NJ is home to a population of 527k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.3% of Camden County, NJ residents were born outside of the country (64.7k people).

In 2024, there were 2.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (277k people) in Camden County, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 49.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%

2024 Citizenship

94.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Camden County, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Camden County, NJ was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Camden County, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Camden County, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
277k ± 860
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
94.1k ± 1.45k
Other (Hispanic)
49.1k ± 2.66k

19.2%

Hispanic Population

101k people

19.2% of the people in Camden County, NJ are hispanic (101k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Camden County, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
273,706 ± 12,653 people
Dominican Republic
205,965 ± 11,018 people
Mexico
107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

Foreign-Born Population

12.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

64.7k people

12.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

63.7k people

As of 2024, 12.3% of Camden County, NJ residents (64.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Camden County, NJ was 12.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Camden County, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
5,992 ± 542
Gulf War (2001-)
4,256 ± 615
Gulf War (1990s)
2,613 ± 500

Camden County, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Camden County, NJ.

Economy

The economy of Camden County, NJ employs 261k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Camden County, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (43,938 people), Retail Trade (32,430 people), and Educational Services (25,040 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($88,419), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,943), and Information ($85,907).

Employment

Occupations

261k

2024 Value

± 4,293

0.496%

1 Year growth

± 2.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Camden County, NJ grew at a rate of 0.496%, from 260k employees to 261k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Camden County, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (31,188 people), Management Occupations (27,760 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (23,422 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Camden County, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

261k

2024 Value

± 4,293

0.496%

1 Year growth

± 2.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Camden County, NJ grew at a rate of 0.496%, from 260k employees to 261k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Camden County, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (43,938 people), Retail Trade (32,430 people), and Educational Services (25,040 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Camden County, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Camden County, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,290

Median earning men ± $1,207

$47,376

Median earning women ± $1,255

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($89,320), Information ($87,661), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,708).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($78,059), Public Administration ($75,811), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,734).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

831
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
747
Other Services (except Public Administration)
742
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.33M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.02M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$924k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Camden County, NJ awarded 4,570 degrees. The student population of Camden County, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6,353 male students and 9,393 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Camden County, NJ are White (2,011 and 45.2%), Black or African American (942 and 21.2%), Hispanic or Latino (935 and 21%), and Asian (288 and 6.47%).

The largest universities in Camden County, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Rutgers University-Camden (1,844 and 40.4%), Camden County College (1,393 and 30.5%), and Pennco Tech-Blackwood (609 and 13.3%).

The most popular majors in Camden County, NJ are General Business Administration & Management (468 and 10.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (453 and 9.91%), and Registered Nursing (368 and 8.05%).

The median tuition cost in Camden County, NJ for a public four year colleges is $13,674 for in-state students and $32,436 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Camden County, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 6.24%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 15,746 (40.3% men and 59.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 15,746 students enrolled in Camden County, NJ, 40.3% men and 59.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,678 records, of which 56.4% were women and 43.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
234 degrees awarded
General Health Services
121 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
267 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Camden County, NJ was General Business Administration & Management with 234 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Camden County, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Rutgers University-Camden
1,844 degrees awarded
Camden County College
1,393 degrees awarded
Pennco Tech-Blackwood
609 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rutgers University-Camden with 1,844 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,828 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Camden County, NJ, which is 0.667 times less than the 2,742 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,011 degrees mean that there were 2.13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 942 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($13,674) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,405) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Camden County, NJ was $287,100 in 2024, which is 0.863 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $262,200 to $287,100, a 9.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Camden County, NJ is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Camden County, NJ have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Camden County, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Camden County, NJ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.854%.

Housing

Property

$287,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,681

$131,032

Median Property Taxes

±$2,335

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Camden County, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Camden County, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2024

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.7% of the housing units in Camden County, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Camden County, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,755

Median Household Income

± $1,883

203k

Number of Households

± 3,762

In 2024, the median household income of the 203k households in Camden County, NJ grew to $88,755 from the previous year's value of $86,384.

The following chart displays the households in Camden County, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Camden County, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.6%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)
Carpooled (8.66%)

In 2024, 67.6% of workers in Camden County, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Camden County, NJ have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Camden County, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Camden County, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Camden County, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Camden County, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Camden County, NJ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.854%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Camden County, NJ (64.7k out of 522k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Camden County, NJ is Hispanic, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17% of the children was living in poverty in Camden County, NJ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 465 in Camden County, NJ. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 157 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.6% of the population of Camden County, NJ has health coverage, with 50.3% on employee plans, 19.9% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 9.99% on non-group plans, and 0.847% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Camden County, NJ see 1,015 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,015 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1229 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 249 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,015 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Camden County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Camden County, NJ see an average of 1,015 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,015 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Camden County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.35%

Uninsured

50.3%

Employer Coverage

19.9%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

9.99%

Non-Group

0.847%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Camden County, NJ declined by 1.17% from 6.43% to 6.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Camden County, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 48.4 in Camden County, NJ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Camden County, NJ.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.8% in Camden County, NJ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Camden County, NJ.