Camden, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: Camden, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities. Total population: 78,790 (All urban) Houses: 29,769 (24,177 occupied: 11,118 owner occupied, 13,059 renter occupied) % of renters here: 54% State: 58% Housing density: 3374 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $376,766. Median contract rent in 2009: $582 (lower quartile is $301, upper quartile is $743) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $619 Median gross rent in Camden, NJ in 2009: $740 Housing units in Camden with a mortgage: 5,877 (516 second mortgage, 437 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,292 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $44,994 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $31,920 Median monthly housing costs: $752 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Camden, New Jersey on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Flying to NJ tomorrow to look at rental homes, need feedback.  (48 replies) Looking to rent apartments as far as 30 min away from philly.  (6 replies) House renting in areas surrounding Camden...  (9 replies) Camden county renter - unfair utility charges by landlord?  (2 replies) Burnt Mill & Robin Hills Apartments in Voorhees  (12 replies) apartments in Lower Camden or Gloucester County  (1 reply) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $92,900 (it was $40,800 in 2000) Camden: $92,900 New Jersey: $348,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,300 - $147,200 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $78,436 Here: $78,436 State: $429,197 Townhouses or other attached units: $118,011 Here: $118,011 State: $286,566 In 2-unit structures: $61,263 Here: $61,263 State: $397,697 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,746 Here: $83,746 State: $336,988 Mobile homes: $44,738 Here: $44,738 State: $53,584 Median year house/condo built: 1943 Median year apartment built: 1954 Household type by relationship: Households: 75,569 In family households: 67,452 (6,702 male householders, 10,953 female householders) 6,340 spouses, 29,618 children (27,801 natural, 826 adopted, 991 stepchildren), 4,766 grandchildren, 1,855 brothers or sisters, 803 parents, 2,766 other relatives, 3,649 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,117 (2,866 male householders (2,215 living alone)), 3,712 female householders (3,218 living alone)), 1,539 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4,335 (3,547 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,269 2-persons, 4,451 3-persons, 3,751 4-persons, 2,500 5-persons, 1,373 6-persons, 1,311 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 5,433 1-person, 936 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons. 7,111 married couples with children. 14,312 single-parent households (1,774 men, 12,538 women). 60.4% of residents of Camden speak English at home. 35.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 7,100 (8.9%) (27.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Camden, NJ: Less than $10,000: 114 $10,000 to $14,999: 57 $15,000 to $19,999: 57 $20,000 to $24,999: 104 $25,000 to $29,999: 162 $30,000 to $34,999: 163 $35,000 to $39,999: 169 $40,000 to $49,999: 476 $50,000 to $59,999: 753 $60,000 to $69,999: 1016 $70,000 to $79,999: 1126 $80,000 to $89,999: 1437 $90,000 to $99,999: 1204 $100,000 to $124,999: 2302 $125,000 to $149,999: 1411 $150,000 to $174,999: 753 $175,000 to $199,999: 200 $200,000 to $249,999: 178 $250,000 to $299,999: 134 $300,000 to $399,999: 130 $400,000 to $499,999: 4 $500,000 to $749,999: 37 $750,000 to $999,999: 7 $1,000,000 or more: 18

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Camden: Less than $100: 306 people $100 to $149: 249 $150 to $199: 731 $200 to $249: 472 $250 to $299: 493 $300 to $349: 359 $350 to $399: 395 $400 to $449: 567 $450 to $499: 456 $500 to $549: 610 $550 to $599: 395 $600 to $649: 613 $650 to $699: 782 $700 to $749: 1,098 $750 to $799: 601 $800 to $899: 1,304 $900 to $999: 1,258 $1,000 to $1,249: 2,213 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,111 $1,500 to $1,999: 543 $2,000 or more: 60 No cash rent: 537

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.1%
Number of people working at home: 192 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 459 5 to 9 minutes: 1878 10 to 14 minutes: 3094 15 to 19 minutes: 4177 20 to 24 minutes: 3515 25 to 29 minutes: 1118 30 to 34 minutes: 3365 35 to 39 minutes: 378 40 to 44 minutes: 460 45 to 59 minutes: 1574 60 to 89 minutes: 1179 90 or more minutes: 772

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,099 (46%) Carpooled: 4,913 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,945 (18%) Subway or elevated: 431 (2%) Railroad: 76 (0%) Ferryboat: 38 (0%) Taxi: 116 (1%) Bicycle: 60 (0%) Walked: 1,890 (9%) Other means: 401 (2%) Worked at home: 192 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 6066 $10,000 to $14,999: 2355 $15,000 to $19,999: 2084 $20,000 to $24,999: 2091 $25,000 to $29,999: 1954 $30,000 to $34,999: 1599 $35,000 to $39,999: 1479 $40,000 to $44,999: 1259 $45,000 to $49,999: 1019 $50,000 to $59,999: 1531 $60,000 to $74,999: 1413 $75,000 to $99,999: 848 $100,000 to $124,999: 210 $125,000 to $149,999: 187 $150,000 to $199,999: 65 $200,000 or more: 73

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 55123

Subsaharan African:: 1072

Irish: 1023

African: 980

Italian: 959

United States or American: 946

German: 716

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 645

Jamaican: 477

Polish: 468

English: 437

French (except Basque): 100

Greek: 93

Scotch-Irish: 86

Dutch: 83

Scottish: 73

Dutch West Indian: 45

West Indian: 42

Russian: 42

Swedish: 41

Portuguese: 41

French Canadian: 40

Ethiopian: 32

Other Subsaharan African: 31

European: 30

Pennsylvania German: 28

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 27

Nigerian: 22

Welsh: 22

Haitian: 21

Norwegian: 20

Czech: 18

British West Indian: 17

Canadian: 17

Guyanese: 15

Northern European: 13

Basque: 11

Bermudan: 9

Croatian: 8

Israeli: 8

Sierra Leonean: 7

Syrian: 7

Ukrainian: 7

Bahamian: 7

Arab:: 7

Lithuanian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Latvian: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 45415
• Northeast: 8865
• Midwest: 507
• South: 6051
• West: 294

58% of Camden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 758
• Nursery to 4th grade: 470
• 5th and 6th grade: 931
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,395
• 9th grade: 1,266
• 10th grade: 1,499
• 11th grade: 1,745
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,925
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,770
• Less than 1 year of college: 899
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,889
• Associate degree: 380
• Bachelor's degree: 573
• Master's degree: 269
• Professional school degree: 88
• Doctorate degree: 22

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,116
• Nursery to 4th grade: 471
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,007
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,416
• 9th grade: 1,523
• 10th grade: 1,794
• 11th grade: 1,723
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,890
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,473
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,267
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,143
• Associate degree: 706
• Bachelor's degree: 925
• Master's degree: 241
• Professional school degree: 122
• Doctorate degree: 50

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 15.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 34.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.8%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $32,904
• Black householders: $25,791
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,077
• Asian householders: $27,415
• Some other race householders: $26,238
• Two or more races householders: $39,959
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $23,862

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,998
• Black or African American householders: $91,078
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,613
• Asian householders: $99,958
• Some other race householders: $91,306
• Two or more races householders: $95,860
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $92,216

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,908
• One, attached: 17,552
• Two: 2,268
• 3 or 4: 1,084
• 5 to 9: 1,292
• 10 to 19: 1,099
• 20 to 49: 752
• 50 or more: 1,514
• Mobile homes: 300

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,000

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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