Demographics of Camden County, Missouri

Camden County, Missouri had 44,047 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,243 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Camden County, in four figures

44,047
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,243 people.; 53.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,387 ±$4,915
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Camden County, Missouri's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Camden County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Camden County, Missouri's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Camden County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	42,804	100.0	100.0
2021	43,529	101.7	100.2
2022	43,799	102.3	100.7
2023	44,119	103.1	101.6
2024	44,195	103.2	102.5
2025	44,047	102.9	103.1

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Population of Camden County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	42,804	+62	−49	0	+124
2021	43,529	+725	−326	−1	+1,102
2022	43,799	+270	−281	−2	+527
2023	44,119	+320	−240	+56	+499
2024	44,195	+76	−244	+133	+184
2025	44,047	−148	−245	+48	+47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.2 ±0.2: for men 52.8 ±0.6 and for women 53.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Camden County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,790 ±67	4.1% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,699 ±363	13.1% ±0.8	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,542 ±250	5.8% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,134 ±344	18.6% ±0.8	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,542 ±490	28.7% ±1.1	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,960 ±597	29.7% ±1.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,387 ±$4,915, and income per person $39,610 ±$2,231, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Camden County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,966 ±386	16.5% ±2.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,704 ±427	20.7% ±2.3	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,204 ±351	17.9% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,563 ±276	14.3% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,596 ±294	14.5% ±1.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,434 ±338	8.0% ±1.9	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,458 ±285	8.1% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Camden County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	5,450 ±696	12.6% ±1.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,219 ±276	16.7% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,408 ±381	12.8% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,823 ±339	10.7% ±2.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Camden County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Camden County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	40,072 ±38	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	44.7% ±1.4	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	55.3% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.5% ±1.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.5% ±2.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$305,400 ±$14,706	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$876 ±$40	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Camden County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,526 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	40,223 ±128	92.1% ±0.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	381 ±110	0.9% ±0.3	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	249 ±77	0.6% ±0.2	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 26	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,222 ±212	2.8% ±0.5	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Camden County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	22,821 ±1,008	52.3% ±2.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,597 ±981	44.9% ±2.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	283 ±106	0.6% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	966 ±258	2.2% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	431 ±151	1.0% ±0.3	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	535 ±179	1.2% ±0.4	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Camden County among the counties of Missouri

26th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Camden County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Johnson County	56,670	+4.9%
Pulaski County	54,442	+0.8%
Callaway County	45,765	+3.2%
Phelps County	45,247	+1.6%
Pettis County	44,254	+2.9%
Camden County	44,047	+2.9%
Webster County	43,054	+10.4%
Butler County	41,904	−0.4%
Howell County	40,798	+2.5%
Lawrence County	39,401	+3.7%
Warren County	39,016	+9.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026