Camden County vs. Philadelphia County

Camden County (NJ)Philadelphia County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)507,0781,584,138
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.3%3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)513,7191,526,009
Population, Census, April 1, 2010513,6571,526,006
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.7%21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.7%13.7%
Female persons, percent51.8%52.7%
White alone, percent69.2%44.8%
Black or African American alone, percent21.6%43.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent6.0%7.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.2%15.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.3%34.4%
Veterans, 2014-201823,68259,623
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%13.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)206,146688,833
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.7%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, 2009-201326.3%33.2%
Building permits, 20187653,239
Households, 2014-2018187,158594,778
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.7%23.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.8%84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.1%73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.4%83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.8%28.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)789,3663,551,722
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,238,42117,972,603
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,906,71113,181,887
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,445,83212,241,299
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,552$7,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.333.4
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, percent12.9%24.3%
Total employer establishments, 201711,51828,164
Total employment, 2017181,720636,708
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,007,85036,754,200
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201731,368100,651
All firms, 201236,710104,439
Men-owned firms, 201222,01855,745
Women-owned firms, 201211,43240,906
Minority-owned firms, 20129,35248,743
Nonminority-owned firms, 201226,00851,842
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,6048,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201231,73992,065
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.6%22.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.2%9.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%31.8%
Population per square mile, 20102,321.511,379.5
Land area in square miles, 2010221.26134.10

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.