Humidity & wind
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Population
71,430
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$112,000
Owner-occupied units
Camden, NJ
New Jersey · 39.937° N, 75.107° W · 9 sq mi
Camden is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 71,430 and about 8,009 residents per square mile. The median household earns $40,546 a year, and the median home is worth $112,000.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
9 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
8,009
People per square mile
Rank by population
#580
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#829
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$40,546
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,226
Per month
Homeownership
34.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.8 min
One way
People
Median age
33.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
10.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
18.9%
Households
24,443
2.82 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.9%
Retail trade 15.8%
Professional & business services 10.9%
Transport & utilities 9.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Camden
- Philadelphia, PA5 mi · 1,574,281
- Levittown, PA20 mi · 50,926
- Trenton, NJ27 mi · 91,506
- Wilmington, DE27 mi · 73,512
- Vineland, NJ33 mi · 62,703
- Allentown, PA49 mi · 126,044
- Toms River, NJ49 mi · 94,956
- Lakewood, NJ49 mi · 69,585
Cities about the same size
- Passaic, NJ71,337
- Dublin, CA71,602
- Lafayette, IN71,238
- Centreville, VA71,706
- Gaithersburg, MD71,113
- Ocala, FL71,753
- Idaho Falls, ID71,785
- Grand Junction, CO71,827
More in New Jersey
- Newark323,808
- Jersey City302,013
- Paterson161,793
- Elizabeth141,675
- Clifton91,127
- Bayonne74,744
- East Orange72,159
- Passaic71,337
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.