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Camden, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Camden is a Census town of 4,106 people across 3.75 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $63,267, 80.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $500,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Camden
What Camden is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,096
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent 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
- Population4,106
- Median age36.5 plus or minus 13.1
- Population under 18787 plus or minus 287
- Share under 1819.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over925 plus or minus 275
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Households1,779
- Family households1,217
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
Income and work in Camden
- Median household income$63,267 plus or minus $15,006
- Per capita income$40,094
- Civilian labor force2,128
- Employed2,097
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over3,050
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.4 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Camden
- Housing units1,924
- Occupied units1,779
- Vacant units145 plus or minus 146
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied1,425
- Renter occupied354 plus or minus 181
- Ownership rate80.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$300,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,836 plus or minus $551
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.8 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Single family units1,723
- Share single family89.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more160 plus or minus 146
- Share in buildings of two or more8.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built2001
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 commute1,918
- Commuting under 15 minutes837 plus or minus 292
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.6 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more493 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home16.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
SBA loans in Camden (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$500,000
- Average approval$500,000
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported27
- Jobs per approval27.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Camden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 communityTown of Camden
- NFIP community number100003
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The Town of Camden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100003 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.
Kent County, not Camden
Kent County context, not Camden figures
- Establishments in Kent County4,971
- Covered employment, Kent County71,071
- Average annual pay, Kent County$57,464
- Housing units permitted, Kent County1,201
Every figure in this section is published for Kent 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.
Coverage
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, Delaware?
4,106, in 1,779 households. Camden town covers 3.75 square miles of land, which is 1,096 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?
Kent 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?
$63,267. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $300,100. Median gross rent is $1,836 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $500,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $500,000. 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 0 loans have 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, town of, community 100003, 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 Kent 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.