Camden County, MO

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2022 Population
43,227
0.404% 1-year growth
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
52.6
0.96% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
13.5%
1.01% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$59,834
7.39% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$248,700
12.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Camden County, MO had a population of 43.2k people with a median age of 52.6 and a median household income of $59,834. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Camden County, MO grew from 43,053 to 43,227, a 0.404% increase and its median household income grew from $55,717 to $59,834, a 7.39% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Camden County, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.4%), White (Hispanic) (1.79%), Other (Hispanic) (0.907%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.854%).

None of the households in Camden County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Camden County, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Lake Career and Technical Center (10 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2022, the median property value in Camden County, MO was $248,700, and the homeownership rate was 81.9%.

Most people in Camden County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Camden County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Camden County, MO is home to a population of 43.2k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.06% of Camden County, MO residents were born outside of the country (889 people).

In 2022, there were 38.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.1k people) in Camden County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 772 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.9%
2022 Citizenship
98.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.9% of Camden County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Camden County, MO was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Camden County, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    40.1k ± 139
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.04k ± 208
  3. White (Hispanic)
    772 ± 161
3.13%
Hispanic Population
1.35k people

In 2022, there were 38.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.1k people) in Camden County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 772 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.13% of the people in Camden County, MO are hispanic (1.35k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Camden County, MO as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.06%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
889 people
2.04%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
878 people

As of 2022, 2.06% of Camden County, MO residents (889 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Camden County, MO was 2.04%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,653 ± 250
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    510 ± 154
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    402 ± 115

Camden County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Camden County, MO employs 18.1k people. The largest industries in Camden County, MO are Retail Trade (3,383 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,522 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,603 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($84,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,694).

Occupations

18.1k
2022 Value
± 1,008
0.339%
1 Year growth
± 8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Camden County, MO grew at a rate of 0.339%, from 18k employees to 18.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Camden County, MO, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,664 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,987 people), and Management Occupations (1,833 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Camden County, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

18.1k
2022 Value
± 1,008
0.339%
1 Year growth
± 8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Camden County, MO grew at a rate of 0.339%, from 18k employees to 18.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Camden County, MO, are Retail Trade (3,383 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,522 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,603 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Camden County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Camden County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,414
Median earning men ± $3,345
$30,896
Median earning women ± $2,674

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,906), Public Administration ($57,000), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($85,767), Public Administration ($43,254), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,292).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 416
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 332
    Retail Trade
  3. 309
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Camden County, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 76% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.03%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2021, universities in Camden County, MO awarded 10 degrees. The student population of Camden County, MO in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 8 male students and 0 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Camden County, MO are White (10 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Camden County, MO by number of degrees awarded are Lake Career and Technical Center (10 and 100%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Camden County, MO was $248,700 in 2022, which is 0.882 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $221,400 to $248,700, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Camden County, MO is 81.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Camden County, MO have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Camden County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Camden County, MO is $59,834. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Camden County, MO was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $72,083, followed by Census Tract 9505 and Census Tract 9509, with respective values of $55,556 and $48,218.

Property

$248,700
Median Property Value 2022
±$11,343
$13,508
Median Property Taxes
±$791

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Camden County, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

81.9%
Homeownership
2022
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 81.9% of the housing units in Camden County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9506
  2. Census Tract 9505
  3. Census Tract 9509

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Camden County, MO was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $72,083, followed by Census Tract 9505 and Census Tract 9509, with respective values of $55,556 and $48,218.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Camden County, MO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,834
Median Household Income
± $2,731
16.5k
Number of Households
± 844

In 2022, the median household income of the 16.5k households in Camden County, MO grew to $59,834 from the previous year's value of $55,717.

The following chart displays the households in Camden County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Camden County, MO is from Missouri.
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.457
2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
  2. Carpooled (9.94%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.13%)

In 2022, 77.5% of workers in Camden County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.94%) and those who worked at home (9.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Camden County, MO have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.9% of the workforce in Camden County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Camden County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Camden County, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Camden County, MO (5.73k out of 42.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Camden County, MO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.3% of the population of Camden County, MO has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 23.8% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 2.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Camden County, MO see 1497 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.7% increase from the previous year (1403 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1551 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 511 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,497 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Camden County, MO

Primary care physicians in Camden County, MO see an average of 1,497 patients per year. This represents a 6.7% increase from the previous year (1,403 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Camden County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.1% under 18 years, 14.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.7%
Uninsured
37.7%
Employer Coverage
10.3%
Medicaid
23.8%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
2.15%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Camden County, MO grew by 2.29% from 12.5% to 12.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Camden County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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Health Outcomes

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In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 55.7 in Camden County, MO.

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.7% in Camden County, MO.

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Clinical Care

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In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 15.1% in Camden County, MO.

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