Camden, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	79,904	100.0

Male	38,784	48.5
Female	41,120	51.5

Under 5 years	7,302	9.1
5 to 9 years	8,153	10.2
10 to 14 years	7,944	9.9
15 to 19 years	7,167	9.0
20 to 24 years	6,668	8.3
25 to 34 years	12,256	15.3
35 to 44 years	11,281	14.1
45 to 54 years	7,935	9.9
55 to 59 years	2,848	3.6
60 to 64 years	2,260	2.8
65 to 74 years	3,592	4.5
75 to 84 years	1,921	2.4
85 years and over	577	0.7

Median age (years)	27.2	(X)

18 years and over	52,230	65.4
Male	24,736	31.0
Female	27,494	34.4
21 years and over	47,879	59.9
62 years and over	7,433	9.3
65 years and over	6,090	7.6
Male	2,426	3.0
Female	3,664	4.6

RACE
One race	76,773	96.1
White	13,454	16.8
Black or African American	42,628	53.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	435	0.5
Asian	1,958	2.5
Asian Indian	113	0.1
Chinese	144	0.2
Filipino	50	0.1
Japanese	20	0.0
Korean	64	0.1
Vietnamese	1,246	1.6
Other Asian ¹	321	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	59	0.1
Native Hawaiian	23	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	12	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	17	0.0
Some other race	18,239	22.8
Two or more races	3,131	3.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	15,151	19.0
Black or African American	44,224	55.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	993	1.2
Asian	2,378	3.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	243	0.3
Some other race	20,262	25.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	79,904	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	31,019	38.8
Mexican	1,908	2.4
Puerto Rican	23,051	28.8
Cuban	206	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,854	7.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,885	61.2
White alone	5,671	7.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	79,904	100.0
In households	75,529	94.5
Householder	24,177	30.3
Spouse	6,319	7.9
Child	29,072	36.4
Own child under 18 years	21,423	26.8
Other relatives	10,289	12.9
Under 18 years	5,355	6.7
Nonrelatives	5,672	7.1
Unmarried partner	2,434	3.0
In group quarters	4,375	5.5
Institutionalized population	3,454	4.3
Noninstitutionalized population	921	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	24,177	100.0
Family households (families)	17,434	72.1
With own children under 18 years	10,202	42.2
Married-couple family	6,319	26.1
With own children under 18 years	3,284	13.6
Female householder, no husband present	9,126	37.7
With own children under 18 years	5,935	24.5
Nonfamily households	6,743	27.9
Householder living alone	5,439	22.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,887	7.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	12,530	51.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,818	19.9

Average household size	3.12	(X)
Average family size	3.62	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	29,769	100.0
Occupied housing units	24,177	81.2
Vacant housing units	5,592	18.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	22	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	5.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	24,177	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,141	46.1
Renter-occupied housing units	13,036	53.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.16	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.09	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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