Camden is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 8,431 people and six associated neighborhoods, Camden is the 59th largest community in South Carolina.Camden is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Camden is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Camden who work in sales jobs (12.21%), business and financial occupations (10.98%), and office and administrative support (10.64%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Camden. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Of important note, Camden is also a city of artists. Camden has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Camden’s character. One downside of living in Camden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.46 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Camden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Camden are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.26% of adults in Camden have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Camden in 2022 was $39,045, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,180 for a family of four. However, Camden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Camden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Camden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Camden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Camden include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Camden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
