Camden, Arkansas

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1850= 894
|1860= 2219
|1870= 1612
|1880= 1503
|1890= 2571
|1900= 2840
|1910= 3995
|1920= 3238
|1930= 7273
|1940= 8975
|1950= 11372
|1960= 15823
|1970= 15147
|1980= 15356
|1990= 14380
|2000= 13154
|2010= 12183
|2020= 10612
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Camden racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0510720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,851
|36.29%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,943
|56.0%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|13
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|80
|0.75%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|471
|4.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|252
|2.37%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,612 people, 4,221 households, and 2,523 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 12,183 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 55.9% Black, 40.0% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 13,154 people, 5,421 households, and 3,561 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|799.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,259 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 48.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 49.41% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 5,421 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families.  31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,814, and the median income for a family was $35,291. Males had a median income of $31,257 versus $19,046 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,599. About 18.5% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.