Jersey City vs Camden
Jersey City, NJ compared with Camden, NJ · 77 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Camden’s 71,430. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Camden does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | Camden, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 71,430 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 8,009 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $40,546 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $112,000 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,226 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 34.4% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 23.8 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 33.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 10.1% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 30.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 14.5% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 2.8× |
| Clear days a year | — | 24 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 26 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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