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Camden, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Camden is a Census city of 3,678 people across 5.68 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $55,029, 66.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $800,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Camden
What Camden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.68 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land648
- County holding the largest share of its areaBenton 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
- Population3,678
- Median age40.4
- Population under 18837 plus or minus 214
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over775 plus or minus 170
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households1,442
- Family households903
- Share of households that are families62.6 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$55,029 plus or minus $21,975
- Per capita income$25,671
- Civilian labor force1,514
- Employed1,447
- Unemployed67 plus or minus 60
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over2,572
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Camden
Housing in Camden
- Housing units1,538
- Occupied units1,442
- Vacant units96 plus or minus 92
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied956
- Renter occupied486 plus or minus 130
- Ownership rate66.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,200 plus or minus $33,469
- Median gross rent, monthly$749
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Single family units1,314
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more181 plus or minus 76
- Share in buildings of two or more11.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1965
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 commute1,328
- Commuting under 15 minutes862 plus or minus 266
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.9 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more228 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.0 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))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$800,000
- Average approval$800,000
- Median approval$800,000
- Largest approval$800,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 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 communityCity of Camden
- NFIP community number470010
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/03/12
The City of Camden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470010 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.
Benton County, not Camden
Benton County context, not Camden figures
- Establishments in Benton County293
- Covered employment, Benton County4,264
- Average annual pay, Benton County$45,755
- Housing units permitted, Benton County6
Every figure in this section is published for Benton 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, Tennessee?
3,678, in 1,442 households. Camden city covers 5.68 square miles of land, which is 648 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?
Benton 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?
$55,029. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,200. Median gross rent is $749 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 $800,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $800,000. 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, city of, community 470010, 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 Benton 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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