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04843

Camden, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,242
Median household income
$82,344
People below poverty
9%
Median home value
$520,600

Income

The median income of households in 04843 was $82,344. An estimated 6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.2
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 17.9
$150,000 to $199,999 12.4
$200,000 or more 10.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 76232
Female 54250

An estimated 61% of households received earnings. An estimated 51.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 39.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,051. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61
Social Security 51.9
Retirement income 39.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 4.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.7

In 2020-2024, 8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 18.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 60.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04843 in 2020-2024, 98% had health insurance coverage and 2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.1% and public coverage was 55.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 04843 had a total population of 5,242 - 2,724 (52%) females and 2,518 (48%) males. The median age was 52.2 years. An estimated 18.4% of the population was under 18 years, 15.3% was 19 to 44 years, 25.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 38 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04843 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 11 71
5 to 9 40 272
10 to 14 245 103
15 to 19 260 109
20 to 24 86 24
25 to 29 18 84
30 to 34 126 0
35 to 39 0 87
40 to 44 214 164
45 to 49 236 291
50 to 54 196 142
55 to 59 129 141
60 to 64 124 77
65 to 69 231 325
70 to 74 139 258
75 to 79 201 313
80 to 84 159 137
85 and over 103 126

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.1% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 8.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.5% of the people in 04843 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94% of the people in 04843 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,474 households in 04843. The average household size was 2.06 people.

Married-couple households made up 42% of the households in 04843 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.2% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.2% of all households.

In 04843, 18.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 56.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.2% of males and 46.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.2 20.6
Now married, except separated 53.2 46.4
Separated 3.6 0.6
Widowed 7.6 20.9
Divorced 10.4 11.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04843, 32 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.5% of the people living in 04843 were U.S. natives. 32.4% of the 04843 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.5% of 04843 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 97.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04843 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 04843.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23
Asia 14.1
Europe 62.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04843 in 2020-2024, 15.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.1% of people at least five years old; 3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.1
Other Indo-European languages 7.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 04843 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91
Different house, same county 0.5
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 62.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04843 was 795 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 70 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 531. College or graduate school enrollment was 194.

Educational Attainment of People in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.1
High school diploma or equivalency 12.8
Some college, no degree 16.1
Associate's degree 6.9
Bachelor's degree 38.4
Graduate or professional degree 23.7

Disability

In 04843, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 18.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04843, 46.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 49% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 65.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 15.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,354 65.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 258 12.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 317 15.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04843 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.1
Construction 1.5
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 6.4
Retail trade 5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.1
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 15.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04843 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,213 58.4
Service occupations 259 12.5
Sales and office occupations 295 14.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 126 6.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 183 8.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59% of 04843 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 6.8
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 21.3

In 2020-2024, 04843 had a total of 3,210 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.3
Mobile homes 2.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04843 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 64.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04843 had 2,474 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 736 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.5% while renters occupied 26.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.25 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.52.

5.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 9.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04843:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04843 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.1
Electricity 21.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 48.9
All other fuels 8.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04843 was $520,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.4 % had a mortgage. 48.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,625 and for owners without a mortgage it was $867.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04843 was $1,269. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.