County profile
Camden County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#2853 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$226.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
547
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
124
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,315
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$91.1k±$14.3k
Bachelor's degree+
28.6%±5.4%
Poverty rate
6.1%±2.8%
Business applications
124 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
15.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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
Food & accommodation26%
Retail trade17%
Construction16%
Admin & support14%
Other services13%
Health care12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,315
residents · 2025 · +8.7% since 2020
Income per capita $62.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+949
International migration+39
Natural change−68
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$163.6M2019
$168.7M2020
$200.6M2021
$205.7M2022
$225.1M2023
$226.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$337.1k±$11.9k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$132/mo
Vacancy rate
6.7%±3.2%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$37.3M
144 units · 12.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
2.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 72Coastal flooding 50Winter weather 38
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2062016
2132017
2232018
2272019
2342020
2592021
3032022
3392023
3622024
3682025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 92% since 2021752021
622022
652023
1052024
1442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.8 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
6.4 km
CA
Nearest port
8.8 km
J.W. JONES CHIP MILL INC. (BULKHEAD)
Nearest commercial airport
56.5 km
NORFOLK INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.6k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Camden?
Camden's economy produced $226.1M in 2024, growing 0.4% year over year — slower than 78% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.