Demographics of Camden County, New Jersey

Camden County, New Jersey had 535,799 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12,560 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

535,799
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +12,560 people.; 38.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,755 ±$1,883
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, New Jersey's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Camden County, New Jersey'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Camden County, New Jersey's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Camden County, New Jersey'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	523,239	100.0	100.0
2021	524,366	100.2	100.2
2022	525,833	100.5	100.7
2023	529,977	101.3	101.6
2024	533,595	102.0	102.5
2025	535,799	102.4	103.1

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Population of Camden County, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	523,239	−261	−235	+17	−206
2021	524,366	+1,127	+314	+439	−135
2022	525,833	+1,467	+684	+2,002	−858
2023	529,977	+4,144	+1,116	+3,051	+89
2024	533,595	+3,618	+928	+3,368	−642
2025	535,799	+2,204	+1,002	+1,288	−146

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±0.2: for men 37.6 ±0.2 and for women 40.1 ±0.3. 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	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	31,234 ±19	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	88,461 ±1,474	16.8% ±0.3	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	42,129 ±1,160	8.0% ±0.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	143,805 ±1,769	27.3% ±0.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	134,434 ±1,624	25.5% ±0.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	87,194 ±1,879	16.5% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,755 ±$1,883, and income per person $45,500 ±$634, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey 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	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	29,170 ±1,543	14.4% ±0.8	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	29,769 ±1,596	14.7% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	28,540 ±1,454	14.1% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	24,021 ±1,225	11.9% ±0.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	39,632 ±1,687	19.6% ±0.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	22,735 ±1,269	11.2% ±0.6	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28,673 ±1,073	14.2% ±0.5	21.6% ±0.2	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	New Jersey	United States
All ages	64,689 ±3,120	12.4% ±0.6	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20,725 ±1,458	17.4% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	30,545 ±1,842	10.8% ±0.6	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	13,419 ±1,009	11.3% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Camden County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Camden County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	213,774 ±143	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±0.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.7% ±0.9	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.3% ±0.9	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$287,100 ±$3,681	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,402 ±$20	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1970 ±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	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	101,417 ±0	19.2% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	276,986 ±860	52.5% ±0.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	94,090 ±1,447	17.8% ±0.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31,028 ±631	5.9% ±0.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	202 ±91	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	32 to 158	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,345 ±761	0.6% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	20,094 ±1,660	3.8% ±0.3	3.5% ±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	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	285,178 ±4,188	54.1% ±0.8	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	159,939 ±3,639	30.3% ±0.7	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17,239 ±1,336	3.3% ±0.3	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	64,901 ±2,830	12.3% ±0.5	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	35,773 ±1,980	6.8% ±0.4	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	29,128 ±1,859	5.5% ±0.4	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Camden County among the counties of New Jersey

8th of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Camden County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Middlesex County	883,335	+2.6%
Hudson County	735,033	+1.8%
Ocean County	673,746	+5.6%
Monmouth County	651,035	+1.3%
Union County	601,863	+4.9%
Camden County	535,799	+2.4%
Passaic County	531,624	+1.6%
Morris County	524,251	+3.2%
Burlington County	481,439	+4.3%
Mercer County	399,289	+3.3%
Somerset County	356,486	+3.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Counties by population in New Jersey
No. 13 Counties by population growth in New Jersey

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026