Camden is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 70,996 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Camden is the 11th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Camden was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Camden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Camden is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Camden who work in office and administrative support (10.49%), sales jobs (8.56%), and maintenance occupations (7.91%). A lot of people in Camden take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Camden, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.The citizens of Camden have a very low rate of college education: just 9.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Camden in 2022 was $18,914, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,656 for a family of four. However, Camden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Camden also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.63% of its population below the federal poverty line.Camden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Camden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Camden, accounting for 53.29% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Camden residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Camden include Irish, German, Haitian, Jamaican, and African. Camden also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.18%. The most common language spoken in Camden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
