Camden, NJ Profile

Camden, NJ, population 78,788, is located in New Jersey's Camden county, about 3.0 miles from Philadelphia and 51.1 miles from Allentown.

Through the 90's Camden's population has declined by about 9%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Camden has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Camden's population has declined by about 1%.

Camden's property crime levels tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Camden tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	17%
	African American	53%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	27%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	4.00%	Over 60:	6.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	79,904	N/A
2001	79,473	-0.54%
2002	79,537	0.08%
2003	79,774	0.30%
2004	79,498	-0.35%
2005	79,611	0.14%
2006	79,201	-0.52%
2007	79,263	0.08%
2008	79,517	0.32%
2009	78,788	-0.92%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$23,421

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,119
2002	1,817
2003	2,402
2004	2,262
2005	2,097
2006	2,114
2007	2,222
2008	2,333
2009	2,380
2010	2,328

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	25	58	715	909
2002	33	45	607	797
2003	41	56	856	972
2004	49	56	822	897
2005	33	47	702	898
2006	32	66	773	822
2007	42	67	781	865
2008	54	70	815	838
2009	34	60	766	1020
2010	37	73	712	1019

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,427
2002	5,692
2003	6,588
2004	6,561
2005	5,375
2006	5,978
2007	5,825
2008	6,448
2009	4,982
2010	4,426

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,374	2,542	1,262
2002	1,155	2,407	1,081
2003	1,459	2,671	1,149
2004	1,159	2,775	1,357
2005	1,020	2,332	955
2006	1179	2430	1178
2007	1128	2311	1161
2008	1221	2693	998
2009	1035	2251	649
2010	1015	1966	519