Camden, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Camden	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$24,424	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$42,470	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$69,220	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,654	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,626	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,471	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.6%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Camden is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in Camden is 48% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Camden is 65% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Camden is 122% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,310 $42,470 $84,940

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Camden median earnings by income bracket

Camden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	17.4%	17.4%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	27.5%	27.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	$325,363	300.0%
Rose Valley, PA	1,190	$283,512	248.6%
Haverford College, PA	1,268	$263,552	224.0%
Haddonfield, NJ	11,585	$229,576	182.3%
Springdale, NJ	14,396	$226,530	178.5%
Camden, NJ	76,587	$42,470	47.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rochester Hills, MI	76,612	$149,532	83.9%
Union City, CA	76,617	$178,726	119.7%
Cheektowaga, NY	76,395	$81,678	0.4%
Pasco, WA	76,821	$95,068	16.9%
Jacksonville, NC	76,345	$68,857	15.3%
Camden, NJ	76,587	$42,470	47.8%

Source: The Camden, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.