Camden County vs. Philadelphia County
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Camden County (NJ) Philadelphia County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 507,078 1,584,138
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.3% 3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 513,719 1,526,009
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 513,657 1,526,006
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.7% 13.7%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 52.7%
White alone, percent 69.2% 44.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 21.6% 43.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 6.0% 7.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 17.2% 15.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 56.3% 34.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 23,682 59,623
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 11.0% 13.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 206,146 688,833
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.7% 53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $195,800 $156,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,936 $1,299
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $919 $451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,051 $1,007
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 26.3% 33.2%
Building permits, 2018 765 3,239
Households, 2014-2018 187,158 594,778
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.67 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.3% 85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 20.7% 23.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.8% 84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.1% 73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.4% 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.8% 28.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.9% 60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.5% 57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 789,366 3,551,722
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 4,238,421 17,972,603
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,906,711 13,181,887
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,445,832 12,241,299
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,552 $7,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.3 33.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $67,118 $43,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,280 $26,557
Persons in poverty, percent 12.9% 24.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 11,518 28,164
Total employment, 2017 181,720 636,708
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,007,850 36,754,200
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.7% 2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 31,368 100,651
All firms, 2012 36,710 104,439
Men-owned firms, 2012 22,018 55,745
Women-owned firms, 2012 11,432 40,906
Minority-owned firms, 2012 9,352 48,743
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 26,008 51,842
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,604 8,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 31,739 92,065
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.6% 22.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.2% 9.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.8% 31.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,321.5 11,379.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 221.26 134.10
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Camden county (NJ) and Philadelphia county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.