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Wilmington vs Camden

Wilmington, DE compared with Camden, NJ · 27 miles apart

Wilmington has 73,512 residents to Camden’s 71,430. Wilmington comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Camden does better on price to income.

Wilmington, DE Camden, NJ
Population 73,512 71,430
Density (per sq mi) 6,747 8,009
Median household income $58,671 $40,546
Median home value $231,400 $112,000
Median rent $1,224 $1,226
Homeownership 48% 34.4%
Average commute 23.5 min 23.8 min
Median age 37 33.3
Bachelor's degree + 33.1% 10.1%
Poverty rate 21.4% 30.2%
Unemployment 7.3% 14.5%
Price to income 3.9× 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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