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New Jersey·Camden County
19 tracts·71K people·$112K median·8,017/mi²
Hispanic 54 · Black 38 · White 4 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Other 52 · Living alone 29 · Married couple 19
Health 52 · Professional 19 · Retail 8 · Public admin 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 4 · Other 1
Production · transport 28 · Service 26 · Management · business · science · arts 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 55 · Carpool 36 · Transit 11 · Work from home 6 · Walk 5 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Camden is $112,000 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Camden has 71,496 residents across 19 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.3; the population is 53.5% Hispanic or Latino, 38.3% Black, 3.7% White, 2.3% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.2% (Census ACS).
Octavius V. Catto Community Family School (19%), Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center (14%) and Hope Community Charter School (13%) lead the elementary schools; Morgan Village Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (4%); Creative Arts High School (15%), Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School (12%) and Camden Big Picture Learning Academy (9%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,226/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Camden is $40,546 a year, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Camden, median rent is $1,226/month and the median home value is $112,000 (Census ACS).
Camden reported 16.9 violent crimes and 31.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 18 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Camden are inland flooding (83), winter weather (79) and earthquake (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Camden, 4.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).