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Camden, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Camden is a Census city of 10,307 people across 16.53 square miles of land, in Ouachita County. Median household income is $49,361, 59.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Camden
What Camden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.53 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land624
- County holding the largest share of its areaOuachita County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
How many people live in Camden
- Population10,307
- Median age39.2
- Population under 182,374
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,061
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households4,086
- Family households2,473
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
Income and work in Camden
- Median household income$49,361
- Per capita income$28,226
- Civilian labor force4,441
- Employed4,140
- Unemployed301 plus or minus 149
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over7,213
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
Housing in Camden
- Housing units5,657
- Occupied units4,086
- Vacant units1,571
- Vacancy rate27.8 percent
- Owner occupied2,415
- Renter occupied1,671
- Ownership rate59.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$768
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units4,485
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more879 plus or minus 240
- Share in buildings of two or more15.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes286 plus or minus 155
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
How Camden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,843
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,585
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more780 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
SBA loans in Camden (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$3,188,500
- Average approval$354,278
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$1,403,600
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Camden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Camden
Flood risk in Camden
- NFIP communityCity of Camden
- NFIP community number050163
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The City of Camden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050163 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ouachita County, not Camden
Ouachita County context, not Camden figures
- Establishments in Ouachita County465
- Covered employment, Ouachita County7,057
- Average annual pay, Ouachita County$48,303
- Housing units permitted, Ouachita County0
Every figure in this section is published for Ouachita County as a whole and is not a measurement of Camden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Camden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Camden, Arkansas?
10,307, in 4,086 households. Camden city covers 16.53 square miles of land, which is 624 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Camden in?
Ouachita County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Camden?
$49,361. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,400. Median gross rent is $768 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Camden businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $3.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Camden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Camden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Camden. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Camden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Camden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Camden, city of, community 050163, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Camden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ouachita County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Camden.
Is zoning published for Camden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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