Community Profile: Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division (MD)

Demographics and Economic Data

Tables

Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of New Jersey, Camden MD, and City of Camden
Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Camden, NJ MD

Figures

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Camden, NJ MD
Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Camden, NJ MD
Figure 3: Vacant Housing
Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of New Jersey, Camden MD, and City of Camden

	State of New Jersey	Camden MD	City of Camden
Total Population	8,414,350	1,186,999	79,904
White alone	72.5%	77.0%	17.3%
Black or African American alone	13.4%	14.8%	52.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%
Asian alone	5.7%	3.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race alone	5.4%	2.9%	23.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%	3.9%
Total Percentage	100%	100%	100%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population	13.3%	6.1%	38.6%
	13.3%	6.1%	38.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Camden, NJ MD

	Total Households		Low-Income Households (<50%)		Moderate-Income Households (50-79%)		Middle-Income Households (80-119%)		Upper-Income Households (≥120%)
Tract Income	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Low	21,773	5.0	12,152	12.9	4,414	6.0	3,139	3.6	2,068	1.2
Moderate	57,685	13.4	19,188	20.3	13,918	18.9	12,166	13.8	12,413	7.1
Middle	260,903	60.5	52,924	56.0	45,796	62.0	58,284	66.3	103,899	59.4
Upper	90,802	21.1	10,175	10.8	9,663	13.1	14,329	16.3	56,635	32.3
Total	431,163	100.0	94,439	100.0	73,791	100.0	87,918	100.0	175,015	100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income				21.9		17.1		20.4		40.6

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov.

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Camden, NJ MD

Racial Composition of the Camden, NJ MD

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Camden, NJ MD

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Camden, NJ MD

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.2 percent of the vacant housing in the state of New Jersey and in the Camden MD is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing is attributable to migrant workers in the city of Camden.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Last updated: Monday, October 29, 2007