Demographics of Camden city, Arkansas

Camden city, Arkansas had 10,127 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −474 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Camden city, in four figures

10,127
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,307 ±67.; −4.5%
Change since July 2020: −474 people.; 39.2 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,361 ±$3,736
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Camden city, Arkansas's population shrank 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Camden city, Arkansas'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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The figures

Camden city, Arkansas's population shrank 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Camden city, Arkansas'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	10,601	100.0	100.0
2021	10,454	98.6	100.2
2022	10,288	97.0	100.7
2023	10,221	96.4	101.6
2024	10,196	96.2	102.5
2025	10,127	95.5	103.1

Population of Camden city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,601	—
2021	10,454	−147
2022	10,288	−166
2023	10,221	−67
2024	10,196	−25
2025	10,127	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±3.6: for men 36.5 ±1.8 and for women 41.7 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Camden city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	619 ±135	6.0% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,755 ±266	17.0% ±2.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	720 ±224	7.0% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,685 ±334	26.1% ±3.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,467 ±315	23.9% ±3.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,061 ±296	20.0% ±2.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,361 ±$3,736, and income per person $28,226 ±$3,132, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Camden city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,094 ±250	26.8% ±5.8	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	994 ±244	24.3% ±5.7	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	806 ±205	19.7% ±4.8	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	340 ±148	8.3% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	499 ±151	12.2% ±3.6	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	75 to 277	1.9% to 6.8%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	69 to 285	1.7% to 7.0%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,050 ±428	20.5% ±4.3	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	771 ±218	32.8% ±8.0	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	735 ±242	14.3% ±4.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	544 ±191	21.8% ±7.1	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Camden city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Camden city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	5,657 ±296	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.2% ±3.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.8% ±4.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.1% ±3.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.9% ±5.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,400 ±$19,730	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$768 ±$145	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1987 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	431 ±107	4.2% ±1.0	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,978 ±352	38.6% ±3.4	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,688 ±362	55.2% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 126	0.1% to 1.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36 to 196	0.3% to 1.9%	6.3% ±0.2	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	7,887 ±326	76.5% ±3.1	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,259 ±315	21.9% ±3.1	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	41 to 267	0.4% to 2.6%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 96	0% to 0.9%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 206	0.1% to 2.0%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Camden city among the places of Arkansas

38th of 71 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Places of Arkansas near Camden city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Forrest City city	12,646 ±19
Batesville city	11,445 ±31
Malvern city	10,953 ±41
Magnolia city	10,894 ±18
Lowell city	10,849 ±46
Camden city	10,307 ±67
Arkadelphia city	10,099 ±34
Greenwood city	9,616 ±37
Clarksville city	9,526 ±30
Farmington city	9,094 ±26
Helena-West Helena city	8,935 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Arkansas by poverty rate
No. 5 Places in Arkansas by median age
No. 17 Places in Arkansas by homeownership rate
No. 24 Places in Arkansas by per capita income
No. 26 Places in Arkansas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 28 Places in Arkansas by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns 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