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39.10° N · 75.56° W · GEOID 1010760

Camden

Kent County, Delaware · part of the Dover, DE metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Camden is home to 4,106 people. Median household income is $63,267 a year and median rent is $1,836 a month, 34.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $300,100, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,836
35% above the median place
Median household income
$63,267
21% below the median place
Median home value
$300,100
6% below the median place
Unemployment
5.8%
18% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Camden

  • The median rent takes 34.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 21 Delaware places.
  • 78% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 20 Delaware places.
  • Household income has grown -0.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of places its size. It is the lowest of 21 Delaware places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $42,100 a year left, less than in 88% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 18 Delaware places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2001, newer housing than in 91% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 21 Delaware places.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 88% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 85% of them.

01

Moving to Camden

Kent County gains about 10.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,709
Moved out8,148
Net+1,561

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Philadelphia County, PA588145+443
Delaware County, PA19683+113
Caroline County, MD11472+42
Kings County, NY183
Cecil County, MD8895−7
Queens County, NY143
Wicomico County, MD8854+34
Anne Arundel County, MD90

Within Delaware, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within DelawareOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Kent County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Kent County report $56,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $55,700.
Income you would need
$73,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,836 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,828 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $300,100.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 16.2% work from home; 1.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Altamonte Springs, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
10.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$55,689
21% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$56,599
20% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCamdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.9%14% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%40% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure10.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$56,59920% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$55,68921% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 78.3%, 55% above the median place.

Camden34.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$73,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
34.8%
71% above the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
35%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$41,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Camden, $1,836 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Camden, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Belvedere Park, GA28.1% vs 34.8%$6,000Compare
Mount Ivy, NY27.0% vs 34.8%$16,000Compare
Absecon, NJ29.4% vs 34.8%$10,400Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
78.3%
55% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
52% below the median place
Median year built1
2001
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCamdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,83635% above
Rent to income134.8%71% above
Property tax rate10.4%52% below
Home price to income14.7x25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.53% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6291% above
HUD area median income4County figure$112,1004% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,33359% below
Median home value1$300,1006% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.5%21% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure49.0%5% below
Homeownership180.1%21% above
Renters paying 30%+178.3%55% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8282% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built120011% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 20 min, 19% below the median place.

Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place
Median household income1
$63,267
21% below the median place
Works from home1
16.2%
30% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCamdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,26721% below
Income per person1$40,0940% above
Unemployment1County figure5.8%18% above
Average annual pay6County figure$60,8578% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.9%59% above
Jobs6County figure70,90553% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.6%1% below
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home116.2%30% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.0%21% above
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 12.8%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
12.8%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Born abroad1
24.6%
179% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.7%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −8%
Median age36.5 −6%
Bachelor's or higher40.4% +26%
Homes with broadband91.4% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCamdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,1066646th largest
Population change since 2020712.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age136.56% below
Bachelor's or higher140.4%26% above
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad124.6%179% above
No health insurance1County figure6.6%3% above
Homes with broadband191.4%1% below
05

Life in Camden

5 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Camden Friends Meetinghouse listed 1973
  • Brecknock listed 1974
  • Camden Historic District listed 1974
  • Star Hill AME Church listed 1994
  • Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church listed 1994

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k14.6 +55%
Grocery stores per 10k14.6 6.9×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.2 +9%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +45%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.1 −13%
Shops35.7 +18%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.9 +93%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.2 −10%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
8
11% below the median place
Public school students13
5,253
7% above the median place
Students per teacher13
15.3
1% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCamdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13811% below
Public school students135,2537% above
Students per teacher1315.31% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure18.113% below
Shops per 10k9County figure35.718% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure7.993% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure18.210% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k1014.655% above
Grocery stores per 10k1014.6above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1012.29% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails102.945% above
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11562% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 231, 21% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
231
21% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
4,117
239% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Hurricane risk15
91.3
29% above the median place
Tornado risk15
68.6
16% below the median place
Natural hazard risk15
84.5
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCamdenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure87°F0% above
January average low14County figure26°F4% above
Average temperature14County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation14County figure45.2 in3% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure84.59% below
Hurricane risk15County figure91.329% above
Tornado risk15County figure68.616% below
Wildfire risk15County figure64.96% above
Heat wave risk15County figure87.63% below
Median air quality index16County figure415% below
Good air days16County figure75.6%10% above
08

Camden in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 36% of the median income in 2030, up from 35% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,836/mo (2024)$2,320/mo$1,900 to $2,820/mo+3.9%
Median household income$63,267 (2024)$77,500$65,500 to $92,000+3.4%
Median home value$300,100 (2024)$426,000$309,000 to $586,000+6.0%
Population4,176 (2025)4,3704,190 to 4,550+0.9%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Camden

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Altamonte Springs, FL$1,740$64,070Compare
Doraville, GA$1,868$67,235Compare
Four Corners, FL$1,847$72,879Compare
Orlando, FL$1,747$72,336Compare
Orlando, FLFour Corners, FLDoraville, GAAltamonte Springs, FLCamden, DECamdenAltamonte SpringsDoravilleFour CornersOrlandoCamdenAltamonte SpringsDoravilleFour CornersOrlando

Common questions

Is Camden a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes 34.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 21 Delaware places. 78% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 20 Delaware places. On cost, space and class size it scores 25 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Camden expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 34.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $300,100.

What salary do you need to live in Camden?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $73,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Camden safe?

There were 231 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Camden?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Altamonte Springs, FL, Doraville, GA, Four Corners, FL and Orlando, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Camden with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Camden itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/camden-delaware

Citytistics. “Camden, Delaware.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/camden-delaware/

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