Camden County, New Jersey

Camden County has a population of 527,257 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $287,100, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $88,755.

Home price
$287,100
Income
$88,755
Population
527,257
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$287,100county
Median gross rent$1,402county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198070.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,986county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,810county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,520county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,170county
Home insurance / yr$1,421(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living115.1(statewide)
Median household income$88,755county
Family health premium / yr$27,491(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,155(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.029(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%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 home15.5%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$65,660county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate2.83%county
Top state income tax10.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(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 time27.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15102261county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network4county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.6%county
Traffic deaths17.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(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 higher36.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county151county
Public school enrollment82072county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible50.0%county
Elementary schools89county
Middle schools25county
High schools24county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population527,257county
Land area in square miles221county
People per square mile of land2382.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores139county
Convenience stores100county
Share living far from a food store12.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.8%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.3%county
Second languages21.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents67county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in12,629county
Households that moved away12,819county
Average income of arriving households$71,881county
Average income of departing households$75,629county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year820county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings50.2%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall14.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.05 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing93 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh21.9¢county
Household electricity use599 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.34(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas74.4%county
Homes heated by propane1.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk95.6county
Coastal flood risk76.0county
Drought risk69.8county
Landslide risk55.2county
Hail risk31.4county
Earthquake risk93.8county
Tornado risk84.8county
Tropical cyclone risk88.5county
Extreme heat risk97.0county
Winter weather risk99.4county
Strong wind risk94.2county
Wildfire risk86.3county

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 New Jersey figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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