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Camden, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Camden, New Jersey	United States
Total population	79,904	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	camden

Camden, New Jersey Population

	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
Male	38,784	48.54%	49.06%
Female	41,120	51.46%	50.94%
Median age (years)	27.2		35.3

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	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	52,230	65.37%	74.31%
21 years and over	47,879	59.92%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,433	9.3%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,090	7.62%	12.43%

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	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
White	13,454	16.84%	75.14%
Black or African American	42,628	53.35%	12.32%
Asian	1,958	2.45%	3.64%
Some other race	18,733	23.44%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,131	3.92%	2.43%

Camden, New Jersey Housing

	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
Total households	24,177		105,480,101
Family households (families)	17,434	72.11%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,743	27.89%	31.94%

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	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	29,769		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	5,592	18.78%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	24,177	81.22%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,141	37.42%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	13,036	43.79%	30.77%

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	Camden, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	7,220	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,648	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	232	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	26	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	26	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	17	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	40,700	119,600

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	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,826	19.96%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,893	28.51%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,641	15.06%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,591	14.85%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,463	10.19%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,763	11.43%	9.65%

Camden, New Jersey Education

	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	26,375		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,179	8.26%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,680	6.37%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,359	50.65%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	6,125	23.22%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,032	11.5%	22.81%

Camden, New Jersey Economy

	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	55,173		217,168,077
In labor force	27,319	49.52%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	27,304	49.49%	63.39%
- - Employed	22,973	41.64%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,331	7.85%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	15.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	15	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	27,854	50.48%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	29,356	53.21%	51.66%
In labor force	14,304	25.93%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,304	25.93%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,132	21.99%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,820	14.17%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,109		12,787,501

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	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	24,233		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,066	25.03%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,355	9.72%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,175	17.23%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,553	14.66%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,757	15.5%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,944	12.15%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	848	3.5%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	397	1.64%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	0.27%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	73	0.3%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	23,421		41,994

	Camden, New Jersey	%, Camden, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	17,636	31.96%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	33,201		56,604
With Social Security income	5,714	10.36%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,596		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,034	5.5%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,349		6,320
With public assistance income	3,948	7.16%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,077		3,032
With retirement income	2,990	5.42%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,628		17,376

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