Camden is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 13,281 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Camden is the 27th largest community in Arkansas.

Camden is neither predominently blue-collar or 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, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Camden who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.85%), sales jobs (12.51%), and management occupations (7.19%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Camden spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.02 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Despite the fact that it is a small city, Camden has quite a few people who take public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.

Camden Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Camden who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.00% of the adults in Camden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Camden in 2000 was $14,599, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,396 for a family of four.

Camden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Camden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Camden is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Camden include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Camden is English.