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Population (year 2000): 79,904. Estimated
population in July 2005: 80,010 (+0.1% change)
Males: 38,784 (48.5%), Females: 41,120 (51.5%)
Camden County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 27.2 years
Median household income: $23,421 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,700 (year 2000)
Races in Camden:
- Black (53.3%)
- Hispanic (38.8%)
- Other race (22.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (7.1%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Vietnamese (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (2.0%), German (1.6%), Italian
(1.5%), Subsaharan African (1.4%), United States (1.2%).
Elevation: 33 feet
Land area: 8.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Camden
- High school or higher: 51.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 15.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Camden city
- Never married: 47.8%
- Now married: 29.8%
- Separated: 6.9%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 9.2%
8.9% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 2.3%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -7,650 (-8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Camden:
- COOPER HOSPITAL/UNIV MEDICAL CENTER (1 COOPER
PLAZA)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL (1600 HADDON
AVENUE)
- WEST JERSEY HOSP CMBND DIVS (MT EPHRAIM &
ATLANTIC AVES)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Camden:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 31 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 37 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Camden:
- PENN'S LANDING (about 2 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
P72)
- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 12 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PNE)
- PHILADELPHIA (about 14 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID:
9N2)
Amtrak stations near Camden:
- 6 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N.
BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 6 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 14 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Camden:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (Full-time
enrollment: 4,132; Location: 406 PENN; Public; Website:
www.rutgers.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- DIVERS ACADEMY OF EASTERN SEABOARD (FT
enrollment: 66; Location: 2500 BROADWAY; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.diversacademy.com)
- COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM CENTER FOR ALLIED HEALTH
EDUC (FT enrollment: 17; Location: 1 COOPER PLZ;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cooperhealth.org)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 8; Location: 1565 VESPER BLVD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.olonursing.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Camden:
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 23,007)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 5 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 6 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 7 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 10,823)
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
Public high schools in Camden:
- CAMDEN HIGH (Students: 1,395; Location: BAIRD
& PARK BLVDS; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WOODROW WILSON HIGH (Students: 1,377;
Location: 31ST & FEDERAL STS; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BRIMM MEDICAL ARTS HIGH (Students: 256;
Location: 1626 COPEWOOD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CREATIVE & PEFRMG ARTS HS (Students: 196;
Location: FILMORE AND CARL MILLER BLVD.; Grades: 09 -
12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Camden:
- DAVIS ELEM (Students: 954; Location: 34TH &
CRAMER; Grades: PK - 06)
- R C MOLINA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 806;
Location: 7TH & VINE STS; Grades: PK - 05)
- BONSALL (Students: 756; Location: MT EPHRAIM
AVE & CHASE ST; Grades: PK - 08)
- COOPERS POYNT (Students: 707; Location: 3RD &
STATE; Grades: PK - 08)
- RILETTA CREAM ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 698;
Location: MULFORD & BUDD STREETS; Grades: PK - 08)
- EAST CAMDEN MIDDLE (Students: 698; Location:
Y1ST AND STEVEN STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
- YORKSHIP (Students: 690; Location: COLLINGS
ROAD & FAIRVIEW ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- CRAMER (Students: 644; Location: 29TH &
MICKLE STS; Grades: PK - 04)
- MORGAN VILLAGE MIDDLE (Students: 635;
Location: MORGAN BLVD & FAIRVIEW ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY CS (Students: 627;
Location: 639 COOPER STREET; Grades: KG - 11)
Private primary/middle schools in Camden:
- ST JOSEPH PRO-CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students:
262; Location: 2907 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY NAME SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location:
5TH VINE STS; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANTHONY OF PADUA SCHOOL (Students: 204;
Location: 2824 RIVER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOAN OF ARC ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 167;
Location: 1400 COLLINGS ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- THE SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL (Students: 41;
Location: 836 S. 4TH ST.; Grades: 6 - 8; Boys only)
- JRC ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: 315 COOPER STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
- JDT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 23;
Location: 2350 ADMIRAL WILSON BLVD; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Camden:
- CAMDEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$870,250; Location: 418 FEDERAL STREET; 192,621 books;
841 audio materials; 1,982 video materials; 152 serial
subscriptions)
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