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Population (year 2000): 13,154. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,204 (-7.2% change)
Males: 5,927 (45.1%), Females: 7,227 (54.9%)
Ouachita County
Zip codes:
71701.
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $27,814 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,800 (year 2000)
Races in Camden:
- Black (49.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (48.7%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.6%), Irish (6.3%),
English (4.7%), German (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French
(1.6%).
Elevation: 202 feet
Land area: 16.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Camden
- High school or higher: 73.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 10.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Camden city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,693 (-11.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Camden:
- OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (638
CALIFORNIA AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Camden:
- DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles;
FORDYCE, AR)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS (about 34 miles; EL
DORADO, AR)
- MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Camden:
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 64 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID:
HOT)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 80 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 90 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Camden:
- HARRELL FIELD (about 7 miles; CAMDEN, AR; ID: CDH)
- WILSON (about 18 miles; STEPHENS, AR; ID: 4F8)
- SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL AT GOODWIN FIELD (about 25
miles; EL DORADO, AR; ID: ELD)
Colleges/Universities in Camden:
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY TECH (Full-time
enrollment: 506; Location: SAU TECH STATION; Public;
Website: www.sautech.edu)
- PROFESSIONAL COSMETOLOGY EDUCATION CENTER (FT
enrollment: 50; Location: 115 E WASHINGTON ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Camden:
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 34
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 71
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 78
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 87
miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
Public high schools in Camden:
- CAMDEN FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 986;
Location: 1750 CASH ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 369;
Location: 401 OUACHITA ROAD 88; Grades: 07 - 12)
- SAU TECH CAREER ACADEMY (Location: 327
STEWART STREET SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Camden:
- VICTORY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 107;
Location: 1244 MAUL RD; Grades: KG - 12)
- CAMDEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 87;
Location: 1245 CALIFORNIA AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Camden:
- CAMDEN FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 731;
Location: 647 JEFFERSON DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CAMDEN FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATE (Students: 425;
Location: 255 POPE STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- HARMONY GROVE ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 418;
Location: 401 OUACHITA ROAD 88; Grades: KG - 06)
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 416;
Location: 1 ROBIN STREET; Grades: KG - 01)
- IVORY PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 381;
Location: 575 JEFFERSON DRIVE; Grades: 02 - 03)
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 7;
Location: 1201 MAUL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
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