Camden Data Section

Some quick facts about Camden, NJ:

• Population is roughly 74,000
  
• 37% of Camden’s population is under 18.
  
• Over 50% of children live below the poverty line.
  
• The median family income in Camden City is $24,612, compared with $65,370 in New Jersey.
  
• 22% of Camden families earn less than $10,000 per year.
  
• 5.5% of Camden adults have a bachelor’s or professional degree. Only about half of Camden’s adult residents have completed high school.
  
• Almost 40% of Camden residents speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish being the language of the overwhelming majority of non-English speakers.
  
• 10% of Camden families have a grandparent as the primary caretaker.
  
  To find out more about Camden try these two helpful websites:

  www.camdenresources.org

  www.camconnect.org