County profile
Camden County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#170 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 71% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$34.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
190,853
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
11,541
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
535,799
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$88.8k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
36.3%±0.8%
Poverty rate
12.4%±0.6%
Business applications
7,272 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,600
30.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Campbell Soup CompanyConsumer Defensive$10.3B66B2American Water Works Company, Inc.Utilities$5.1B78B+3DriveItAway Inc.Industrials$987.9k33DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care41%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services10%
Manufacturing9%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
535,799
residents · 2025 · +2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $67.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,692
International migration+10,148
Natural change+4,044
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$26.6B2019
$26.0B2020
$28.4B2021
$30.6B2022
$32.6B2023
$34.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$287.1k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
5.3%±0.4%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$144.2M
820 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Heat wave 97Lightning 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4892016
5012017
5192018
5382019
5652020
6422021
7562022
8532023
9302024
9842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -10% since 20219082021
1,1342022
9432023
9702024
8202025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.3 km
I-295
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
NJT
Nearest port
17.7 km
HOLT CARGO SYSTEMS, INC.
Nearest commercial airport
25.2 km
PHILADELPHIA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Camden?
Camden's economy produced $34.6B in 2024, growing 6.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.