Living in Camden
The city had 19 schools in 2026. For Camden, owner occupation was 34.4%, and the vacancy rate was 10.4% in July 2026. The population of Camden, in the United States, was 71,496 in July 2026. There were 2,468 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Camden?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Median gross rent was US$1,226 per month, while the median home value was US$112,000 in July 2026. 60.1% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.53 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 740.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 42.84 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 51.37 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 224.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross rent | $1,226/month | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 60.09 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 10.44 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,127 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,078 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
Is Camden a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
18.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 13,518 of 71,430 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.Work and income
Median household income was US$40,546 a year in July 2026.
Camden 14.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | 40,546 USD/year | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband | 68.01 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 86.41 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Households with internet but no subscription | 2.77 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Households without internet | 10.72 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Households with satellite internet | 6.41 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Median gross salary | 2,157 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)27Community estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,013 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | www.bls.gov26Official |
| Unemployment rate | 14.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
What does a salary buy in Camden?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,127 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,127 |
| Public transport pass€51 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027) · 2024-12-31 | − €51 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€224 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027) · 2024-12-31 | − €224 |
| Internet€61 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027) · 2024-12-31 | − €61 |
| Mobile plan€43 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027) · 2024-12-31 | − €43 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,621 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Camden. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Camden. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health provider ratio | 65 ratio | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 2,468 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
| Preventable hospitalizations | 4,144 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Camden when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideMobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average commute time | 23.76 minutes | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Workers commuting by bicycle | 0.82 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Workers commuting by public transport | 11.07 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Workers walking to work | 4.52 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 122 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights21Official |
| Nearest airport | PHL | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports22Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 12 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports22Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Camden. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Camden 7.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.78 µg/m³country median 7.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202413Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.56 · Feb 6.17 · Mar 10.83 · Apr 17.5 · May 22.67 · Jun 27.67 · Jul 30.44 · Aug 29.22 · Sep 25.5 · Oct 18.78 · Nov 12.61 · Dec 7.33 °C | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00286864 (PENNSAUKEN 1N)18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.33 · Feb -1.33 · Mar 2.44 · Apr 7.94 · May 13.5 · Jun 18.83 · Jul 21.89 · Aug 20.83 · Sep 17.06 · Oct 10.61 · Nov 5.17 · Dec 0.667 °C | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00366886 (PHILA FRANKLIN INST)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.9 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 12.5 · May 17.9 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 3.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 79.5 · Feb 69.85 · Mar 100.6 · Apr 88.14 · May 84.84 · Jun 102.6 · Jul 111.3 · Aug 109 · Sep 111.8 · Oct 88.14 · Nov 73.91 · Dec 100.8 mm | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013739 (PHILA INTL AP)20Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 240.8 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 10.94 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5 monitoring sites | 20 monitors | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| Annual precipitation | 739.4 mm | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Maximum July temperature | 26.59 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Average annual temperature | 14.51 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Minimum January temperature | 6.13 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
Similar climate. In United States: The Bronx ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±3.6 °C, Aizu-Wakamatsu (Japan) ±1.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±3.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 13,518 is not 11.8% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport81.1%Foreign residents18.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 11.77 % | 31 Dec 2020 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)10Official |
| Foreign residents | 13,518 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Transit service area population | 159,726 people | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Population density | 3,092 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau11Official |
| Population | 71,430 people | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program24Official |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | 112,000 USD | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Owner-occupied homes | 34.44 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Labour force participation rate | 58.77 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Residents born abroad | 18.91 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Naturalized citizens, share of residents | 7.13 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 11.77 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Flu vaccination coverage | 63.37 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage8Official |
| Mammography screening coverage | 71.3 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC mammography screening rate9Official |
| Residents without health insurance | 14.71 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 10.09 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Crime reporting agencies | 0 agencies | 30 Jun 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area |
| Households with a vehicle available | 69.19 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent6Official |
| Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database | 1 agencies | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Transit passenger trips, 2022 | 4,900,135 trips | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Transit vehicles in peak service, 2022 | 60 vehicles | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 25,966 workers | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Workers mainly working from home | 5.51 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
| Households using cellular data plans | 78.64 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Camden
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Wilmington as a Camden alternative in the same region
43 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Median gross pay, city: €3,081 Wilmington vs €2,157 Camden+43%
- Unemployment: 7.3% Wilmington vs 14.5% Camden−50%
- Foreign residents: 4.7% Wilmington vs 11.8% Camden−60%
- Nearest airport: 9.0 km Wilmington vs 12.0 km Camden−25%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Wilmington vs 7.8 µg/m³ Camden−11%
- Residents: 73,512 Wilmington vs 71,430 Camden+3%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,013 Wilmington vs €4,013 Camdensame level
Gaithersburg as a Camden alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 200 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Median gross pay, city: €4,029 Gaithersburg vs €2,157 Camden+87%
- Unemployment: 4.6% Gaithersburg vs 14.5% Camden−68%
- Foreign residents: 25.4% Gaithersburg vs 11.8% Camden+115%
- Median gross pay, region: €5,251 Gaithersburg vs €4,013 Camden+31%
- Nearest airport: 4.0 km Gaithersburg vs 12.0 km Camden−67%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ Gaithersburg vs 7.8 µg/m³ Camden−25%
- Residents: 71,113 Gaithersburg vs 71,430 Camden−0%
Cities near Camden
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 1,375 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 3,373 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
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- 1,192 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,188 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,739 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,156 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 1,077 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 5,530 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,753 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 7,630 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,161 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 3,870 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Camden?
The median gross salary is 4,013 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.
What is the unemployment rate in Camden?
The unemployment rate is 14.5 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is the air quality good in Camden?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.78 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.
How many people live in Camden?
The published population is 71,430 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Camden?
13,518 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
How much is public transport in Camden?
A monthly transport pass is 51.37 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo - Cost of Living in Camden (Wayback Machine capture 20241206172027).
Is Camden a good place to live?
Camden may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Camden?
Collingswood, Gloucester City, Philadelphia, Audubon borough, Cherry Hill are near Camden. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Camden (New Jersey), United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0c10935a3253c62f448ee6aab3c02883]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/camden-nj/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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- EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26
- FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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