Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1840 = 3371
| 1850 = 9479
| 1860 = 14358
| 1870 = 20045
| 1880 = 41659
| 1890 = 58313
| 1900 = 75935
| 1910 = 94538
| 1920 = 116309
| 1930 = 118700
| 1940 = 117536
| 1950 = 124555
| 1960 = 117159
| 1970 = 102551
| 1980 = 84910
| 1990 = 87492
| 2000 = 79904
| 2010 = 77344
| 2020 = 71791
| estimate = 71100
| estyear = 2023
| estref = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=ANNRNK/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote = Population sources:<small> 1840–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popgl_04.htm Population Data for Camden County Municipalities, 1800 – 2000]{{Dead link|date=December 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}, WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed October 15, 2012.</ref><ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popcam_04.htm Population Data for Camden County Municipalities, 1850 – 2000], WestJersey.org. December 6, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2012.</ref><br />1840–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA232 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 232, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed August 12, 2013. Population of 3,366 listed for 1840 is five less than the value shown in other sources.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/278 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 278, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 12, 2013. "The city of Camden contained in 1850, 9,479 inhabitants; in 1860, 14,358; and in 1870, 20,045. This city is divided into eight wards."</ref><br />1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''], p. 97. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n342 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed July 2, 2012.</ref> 1840–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA710 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 710. Accessed December 1, 2011.</ref><br />1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603410000.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Camden city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201040057/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603410000.pdf |date=February 1, 2015 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400710000 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Camden city, Camden County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 4, 2012.</ref><ref name=Quick2000>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/3410000.html State & County QuickFacts: Camden, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051127000742/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/3410000.html |date=November 27, 2005 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Census2010XLS>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/nj_tab1.xls The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113013436/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/nj_tab1.xls|date=January 13, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed November 20, 2016.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cam/camden1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Camden city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119015709/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cam/camden1.pdf|date=January 19, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed September 7, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/camdencitynewjersey QuickFacts Camden city, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 29, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Camden, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web |title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Camden city, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US3410000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |access-date= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Camden city, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3410000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Camden city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3410000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|12,582
|5,671
|3,792
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,922
|14.38%
|7.10%
|4.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|46,151
|39,753
|34,277
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,800
|52.75%
|49.75%
|44.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.72%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|265
|188
|235
|style='background: #ffffe6; |126
|0.30%
|0.24%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,008
|1,869
|1,599
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,229
|1.15%
|2.34%
|2.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.71%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|20
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|N/A
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|213
|129
|109
|style='background: #ffffe6; |315
|0.24%
|0.16%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|1,255
|938
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,476
|N/A
|1.57%
|1.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|27,273
|31,019
|36,379
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37,912
|31.17%
|38.82%
|47.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''87,492'''
|'''79,904'''
|'''77,344'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''71,791'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the [[2020 United States census]], Camden was the [[List of municipalities in New Jersey|14th-most populous municipality in the state]],<ref name="Largest2020">[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_PL94_Summary/Table_1_2020.xlsx Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> with a population of 71,791,<ref name="Census2020" /><ref name="LWD2020" /> a decrease of 5,553 (−7.2%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 77,344, when it was the 12th-largest in the state by population, falling behind both [[Brick Township, New Jersey|Brick Township]] and nearby [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]],<ref name="Census2010">[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400710000 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Camden city, Camden County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2011.</ref><ref name="LWD2010" /> which in turn reflected a decline of 1,984 (-2.5%) from the 79,318 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref name="Quick2000" /><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]]'s [[Population Estimates Program]] calculated a population of 71,100 for 2023, making it the [[List of United States cities by population|532nd-most populous municipality]] in the nation.<ref name="ANNRNK">[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-ANNRNK.xlsxAnnual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 20,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2023 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 30, 2024. Note that townships (including Edison, Lakewood and Woodbridge, all of which have larger populations) are excluded from these rankings.</ref>

===2010 census===
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! Demographic profile !! 1950<ref name="TWPS0076">[https://www2.census.gov/library/working-papers/2005/demo/pop-twps0076/njtab.xls "Table 31. New Jersey – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Large Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990"], [[United States Census Bureau]], released July 13, 2005. Accessed November 6, 2023. For 1970, data was used from the 15% sample for Hispanic / Non-Hispanic percentage counts.</ref>!! 1970<ref name="TWPS0076" />!! 1990<ref name="TWPS0076" />!! 2010<ref name="Census2010" />
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 85.9% || 59.8% || 19.0% || 17.6%
|-
|&nbsp;—[[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic]] || N/A || 52.9% || 14.4% || 4.9%
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] || 14.0% || 39.1% || 56.4% || 48.1%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || N/A || 7.6% || 31.2% || 47.0%
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || — || 0.2% || 1.3% || 2.1%
|}

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 77,344 people, 24,475 households, and 16,912 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8669.6|/sqmi}}. There were 28,358 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3178.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 17.59% (13,602) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 48.07% (37,180) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.76% (588) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.12% (1,637) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.06% (48) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 27.57% (21,323) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.83% (2,966) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 47.04% (36,379) of the population.<ref name="Census2010" /> The Hispanic population of 36,379 was the tenth-highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the proportion of 47.0% was the state's 16th-highest percentage.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/njs_population_grew_most_in_so.html "New census data shows N.J.'s population grew most in southern counties, became more racially diverse"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2013.</ref><ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html "Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N.J."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2013.</ref> The Puerto Rican population was 30.7%.<ref name="Census2010" />

Of the 24,475 households, 37.9% had children under the age of 18; 22.3% were married couples living together; 37.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.9% were non-families. Of all households, 24.8% were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.56.<ref name="Census2010" />

31.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.0  males.<ref name="Census2010" />

The city of Camden was 47% Hispanic of any race, 44% non-Hispanic black, 6% non-Hispanic white, and 3% other. Camden is predominately populated by African Americans and Puerto Ricans.<ref name="Census2010" />

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $27,027 (with a margin of error of +/− $912) and the median family income was $29,118 (+/− $1,296). Males had a median income of $27,987 (+/− $1,840) versus $26,624 (+/− $1,155) for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,807 (+/− $429). About 33.5% of families and 36.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.3% of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400710000 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Camden city, Camden County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 17, 2012.</ref>

As of 2006, 52% of the city's residents lived in poverty, one of the highest rates in the nation.<ref>[http://www.lsnj.org/PDFs/budget/PovertyCityOfCamden041107.pdf "Poverty in the City of Camden"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201151525/http://www.lsnj.org/PDFs/budget/PovertyCityOfCamden041107.pdf|date=February 1, 2015}}, Legal Services of New Jersey, April 2007. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref> The city had a median household income of $18,007, the lowest of all U.S. communities with populations of more than 65,000 residents.<ref>Fahim, Kareem. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/nyregion/05camden.html "Rethinking Revitalization; In Crumbling Camden, New Challenges for a Recovery Plan"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 5, 2006. Accessed February 17, 2011.</ref> A group of poor Camden residents were the subject of a ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]'' special on poverty in America broadcast on January 26, 2007, in which [[Diane Sawyer]] profiled the lives of three young children growing up in Camden.<ref>Diaz, Joseph. [https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2819991&page=1 "Waiting on the World to Change"], ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]'', January 25, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref> A follow-up was shown on November 9, 2007.<ref>Diaz, Joseph. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091028184017/https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3837382&page=1 "Camden's Little Citizens With Big Dreams: Community Still Full of Children With Great Promise and Great Need"]}}, ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]'', November 9, 2007, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 28, 2009. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref>

In 2011, Camden's unemployment rate was 19.6%, compared with 10.6% in Camden County as a whole.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/audit/1112/lfmcd.pdf#page=5 2011 NJ Annual Average Labor Force Estimates by Municipality], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]] Labor Planning and Analysis, March 30, 2012. Accessed July 2, 2012.</ref> As of 2009, the unemployment rate in Camden was 19.2%, compared to the 10% overall unemployment rate for Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties and a rate of 8.4% in [[Philadelphia]] and the four surrounding counties in [[Delaware Valley|Southeastern Pennsylvania]].<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12C495F7E668D320&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "S. Jersey faring worse on jobs than Phila. area"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 29, 2009. Accessed July 26, 2011. "The unemployment rate in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties was 10 percent in September, compared with 7.1 percent in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties.... The jobless rate of 19.2 percent in the troubled city of Camden weighs on the figure for South Jersey, but even without it the aggregate rate for the three counties which are home to nearly a quarter of the region's population was 9.6 percent. Add Philadelphia's 11 percent unemployment rate to the mix in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the overall rate there jumps to 8.4, still significantly below the rate in South Jersey."</ref>