Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ

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2024 Population
127,105
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.7
0.857% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
23.7%
5.33% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$54,264
0.996% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$184,600
6.77% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
51,526
0.66% 1-year growth

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41.3% of the households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, 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.

90.6% of the residents in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ are Rutgers University-Camden (1,844 degrees awarded in 2023) and P B Cosmetology Education Center (106 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was $184,600, and the homeownership rate was 49.4%.

Most people in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 127k people, from which 90.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.4% of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (22.1k people).

In 2024, there were 1.14 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.5k people) in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.8k Other (Hispanic) and 21k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ are Spanish (41,553 households), Vietnamese (2,261 households), and Other & Unspecified Languages (845 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
66,284
Women
52.3%
60,381
Men
47.7%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 126,665 inhabitants, with 47.7% men, and 52.3% women.

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Citizenship

90.6%
2024 Citizenship
91.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.6% of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    38.5k ± 1.92k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    33.8k ± 2.26k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21k ± 1.31k
45.9%
Hispanic Population
58.3k people

In 2024, there were 1.14 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.5k people) in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.8k Other (Hispanic) and 21k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

45.9% of the people in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ are hispanic (58.3k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    8,404 ± 2,175 people
  2. Mexico
    3,104 ± 1,351 people
  3. Vietnam
    1,367 ± 903 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 8,404 Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Mexico with 3,104 and Vietnam with 1,367.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
22.1k people
16.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
21.5k people

As of 2024, 17.4% of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ residents (22.1k 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 (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was 16.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    41,553 households (34.9%)
  2. Vietnamese
    2,261 households (1.9%)
  3. Other & Unspecified Languages
    845 households (0.71%)

41.3% of the households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 34.9% of the households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    834 ± 194
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    584 ± 175
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    496 ± 220

Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ employs 51.5k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ were Restaurants & Food Services (3,523 people), Elementary & secondary schools (2,614 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,578 people), and the highest paying industries were Offices of dentists ($152,947), Taxi & limousine service ($125,423), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($109,310).

Males in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.2 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,076. The income inequality in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.44, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
25,854
Women
50.2%
25,672
Men
49.8%

The workforce of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ in 2023 was 51,526 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men.

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Occupations

51.5k
2023 Value
0.66%
1 Year growth
± 0.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 0.66%, from 51.2k employees to 51.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,988 people), Janitors & building cleaners (2,061 people), and Customer service representatives (1,473 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

51.5k
2023 Value
0.66%
1 Year growth
± 0.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 0.66%, from 51.2k employees to 51.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ, are Restaurants & Food Services (3,523 people), Elementary & secondary schools (2,614 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,789
Median earning men ± $1,420
$34,473
Median earning women ± $2,401

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($64,954), Information ($61,607), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,737).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,712), Information ($60,028), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,835).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ awarded 1,950 degrees. The student population of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,402 male students and 3,487 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ are White (953 and 50.3%), Hispanic or Latino (342 and 18%), Black or African American (303 and 16%), and Asian (177 and 9.34%).

The largest universities in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Rutgers University-Camden (1,844 and 94.6%) and P B Cosmetology Education Center (106 and 5.44%).

The most popular majors in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ are General Business Administration & Management (343 and 17.6%), Registered Nursing (267 and 13.7%), and Law (154 and 7.9%).

The median tuition cost in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, 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 (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, 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 5,889 (40.8% men and 59.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 5,889 students enrolled in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ, 40.8% men and 59.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,402 records, of which 56.1% were women and 43.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    234 degrees awarded
  2. General Health Services
    121 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    267 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was General Business Administration & Management with 234 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Rutgers University-Camden
    1,844 degrees awarded
  2. P B Cosmetology Education Center
    106 degrees awarded

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

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 697 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ, which is 0.556 times less than the 1,253 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 953 degrees mean that there were 2.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 342 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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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, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.85% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (33k), Secondary Education (21.8k), and Some college (19.2k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was $184,600 in 2024, which is 0.555 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,900 to $184,600, a 6.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ is 49.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$184,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,943
$21,627
Median Property Taxes
±$1,075

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 (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

49.4%
Homeownership
2024
62.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.4% of the housing units in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,264
Median Household Income
± $2,711
43.8k
Number of Households
± 1,808

In 2024, the median household income of the 43.8k households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ grew to $54,264 from the previous year's value of $53,729.

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Wage Distribution

0.44
2023 Wage GINI in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ

In 2023, the income inequality in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.53% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.4%)
  2. Carpooled (16.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.27%)

In 2024, 61.4% of workers in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.5%) and those who worked at home (8.27%).

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Commute Time

24.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.29% of the workforce in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, 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 (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ (29.5k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher 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 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

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Health

88.1% of the population of Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 31% on employee plans, 39.8% on Medicaid, 8.92% on Medicare, 7.91% on non-group plans, and 0.559% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,279 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.9%
Uninsured
31%
Employer Coverage
39.8%
Medicaid
8.92%
Medicare
7.91%
Non-Group
0.559%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities PUMA, NJ grew by 7.32% from 11% to 11.9%.

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