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36726

Camden, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,549
Median household income
$46,030
People below poverty
24.1%
Median home value
$130,300

Income

The median income of households in 36726 was $46,030. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 12.1
$15,000 to $24,999 18
$25,000 to $34,999 3.3
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 13.6
$150,000 to $199,999 2.2
$200,000 or more 4.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54118
Female 45042

An estimated 58.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 46.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,165. 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 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.2
Social Security 46.6
Retirement income 33.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.7
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 47.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 47.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.8

In 2020-2024, 28.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 36726 in 2020-2024, 93.3% had health insurance coverage and 6.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.1% and public coverage was 56.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.6%.


In 2020-2024, 36726 had a total population of 4,549 - 2,384 (52.4%) females and 2,165 (47.6%) males. The median age was 45.9 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28% was 19 to 44 years, 26% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 36726 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 110 81
5 to 9 114 8
10 to 14 115 300
15 to 19 100 106
20 to 24 95 72
25 to 29 193 114
30 to 34 114 199
35 to 39 78 144
40 to 44 188 76
45 to 49 100 125
50 to 54 100 59
55 to 59 224 228
60 to 64 108 243
65 to 69 214 194
70 to 74 90 120
75 to 79 54 212
80 to 84 146 65
85 and over 22 38

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 36.9% were White; 59.8% were Black or African American; 9.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 18.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 36726 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 36.9% of the people in 36726 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,815 households in 36726. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.7% of the households in 36726 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 43.9% of all households, while 14.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.6% of all households.

In 36726, 21% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.7
Cohabiting Couples 2.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
43.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.2% of males and 37.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.6 41
Now married, except separated 45.2 37.1
Separated 3.1 3.3
Widowed 2.7 9.5
Divorced 10.4 9.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 36726, 51 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.3% of the people living in 36726 were U.S. natives. 84.7% of the 36726 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.7% of 36726 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 17.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 29.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 36726 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 36726.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 70.6
Asia 17.6
Europe 11.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 36726 in 2020-2024, 0.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.1% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.1
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 36726 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.7
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 8.4
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 36726 was 780 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 5 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 652. College or graduate school enrollment was 123.

Educational Attainment of People in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15
High school diploma or equivalency 36.1
Some college, no degree 22.3
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 9.2
Graduate or professional degree 8.5

Disability

In 36726, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 14.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 36726, 43.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,239 75.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 357 21.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 51 3.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 36726 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.5
Construction 13.3
Manufacturing 15.4
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.5
Information 0.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 11.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 36726 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 599 36.4
Service occupations 170 10.3
Sales and office occupations 324 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 303 18.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 251 15.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.5% of 36726 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 3.8
Worked from home 3.2

In 2020-2024, 36726 had a total of 2,395 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.5% 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"). 4.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 22.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.8
Mobile homes 22.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 36726 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 82.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 36726 had 1,815 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 580 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.9% while renters occupied 23.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.5.

1.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.4% and another 17.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 36726:

House Heating Fuel Used in 36726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.7
Electricity 78.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 2.5
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 36726 was $130,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.3 % had a mortgage. 62.7% 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 $1,207 and for owners without a mortgage it was $401.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 36726 was $956. 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.