Camden County, Missouri

Camden County has a population of 43,667 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $305,400, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $66,387.

Home price
$305,400
Income
$66,387
Population
43,667
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$305,400county
Median gross rent$876county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198028.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant55.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use52.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,583county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$939county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$716county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,306county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$66,387county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate12.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.5%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government10.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$53,857county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.47%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11276county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths52.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment4831county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible49.8%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population43,667county
Land area in square miles656county
People per square mile of land66.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store29.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age53.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents157county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,682county
Households that moved away1,540county
Average income of arriving households$92,477county
Average income of departing households$60,903county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year419county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.5%county
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days213 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,071 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.1%county
Homes heated by propane11.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband86.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk31.6county
Landslide risk96.4county
Hail risk77.6county
Earthquake risk79.2county
Tornado risk83.9county
Tropical cyclone risk41.2county
Extreme heat risk91.9county
Winter weather risk91.4county
Strong wind risk58.0county
Wildfire risk81.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Camden County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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