It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Camden has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Camden has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Camden than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Camden may be for you.
Being a small city, Camden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Camden rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.03% of adults 25 and older in Camden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Camden in 2022 was $24,706, 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 $98,824 for a family of four. However, Camden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Camden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Camden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Camden residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Camden include Irish, English, Scottish, German, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Camden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
