Camden County, North Carolina

Camden County has a population of 10,927 and has grown 9.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $337,100, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $91,078.

Home price
$337,100
Income
$91,078
Population
10,927
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$337,100county
Median gross rent$1,232county
Median year homes here were built1999county
Share of homes built before 198021.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,623(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,287county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,139county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,790county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$91,078county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate6.1%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 home11.2%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.2%county
Share of workers employed by government25.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.2%county
Economic output per resident$20,691county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(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 time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2444897county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(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 higher28.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1918county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible26.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population10,927county
Land area in square miles240county
People per square mile of land45.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person20.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents222county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in343county
Households that moved away323county
Average income of arriving households$63,968county
Average income of departing households$57,731county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes34county
Housing units authorised in the latest year144county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days216 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$172county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use1,213 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.9%county
Homes heated by propane13.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband93.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk6.3county
Coastal flood risk50.2county
Drought risk32.9county
Landslide risk2.1county
Hail risk8.1county
Earthquake risk12.4county
Tornado risk13.6county
Tropical cyclone risk72.4county
Extreme heat risk24.0county
Winter weather risk38.2county
Strong wind risk10.7county
Wildfire risk24.0county

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 North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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