Camden, AR Population

Overview

10,644

Total Population

39.5

Median age

50.52%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

171

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Camden's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Camden is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Camden's population under 18 was 25.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Camden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Camden, 21.99% were under the age of 15, 17.21% aged 15 to 29, 41.50% aged 30 to 64, 16.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 110 more females than males in Camden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.52% females and 49.48% males in Camden, AR.
The Camden, AR gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 619.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 553.

Camden's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Camden population: 45.05% are White, 53.88% are Black or African American, 0.08% are some other race and 0.99% are multiracial.
Camden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 171 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,473 (98.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Camden is Black or African American with a population of 5,735 (53.88% of the total population).

Camden's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,257 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Camden's population decreased by 1,124 (8.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Camden's population decreased by 1,535 (12.65%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Camden's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,298.