Village · Oneida County, New York

Camden, New York

Camden is a village in Oneida County, New York, part of the Utica-Rome, NY metro area. It has 2,695 residents. Camden, New York has a quality-of-life score of 56 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #6,906 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New York it ranks #643 of 859 cities and towns. It ranks best on median Air Quality Index (low), hot days (low) and distance to an Amtrak station (low). It ranks worst on comfortable days (low), new business applications (low) and average commute time (high).

56Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #6,906 of 15,651 cities and towns
New York: #643 of 859 in NY
Population: 2,695 (2020-2024)
Land area: 2 mi²
Density: 1,106.2 /mi²
FIPS code: 3611847

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 74 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety65#5,525/15,637
Economy58#6,628/15,631
Housing31#10,388/14,977
Health57#6,709/15,609
Healthcare33#10,459/15,650
Environment98#331/15,453
Education45#8,556/15,649
Infrastructure43#8,885/15,650
Community46#8,395/15,651
Leisure & amenities61#6,153/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Camden, New York ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Oneida County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Median Air Quality Index · low27
96/100New York 402025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOneida County value
Hot days · low1 days
95/100New York 3 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationOneida County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · low6 mi
93/100New York 13 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauOneida County value
Public EV charging ports · high16.5 /10k
92/100New York 10.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyOneida County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low6.0 µg/m³
89/100New York 7.2 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOneida County value
Mammography screening · high54.0%
88/100New York 46.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteOneida County value

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low21.7%
2/100New York 22.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationOneida County value
New business applications · low7.6 /1k
5/100New York 15.1 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauOneida County value
Average commute time · high25.6 min
5/100New York 32.6 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Hospital quality rating · low2.0
9/100New York 2.8United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesOneida County value
Primary care shortage · high17.0
9/100New York 5.7United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationOneida County value
Child care cost burden · high39.8%
9/100New York 37.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteOneida County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
2,534 (2015-2019) → 2,695 (2020-2024)
+6.4%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
19.6% (2015-2019) → 1.5% (2020-2024)
−18 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$43,150 (2015-2019) → $78,375 (2020-2024)
+82%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
71.0% (2015-2019) → 86.3% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
19.7% (2015-2019) → 28.5% (2020-2024)
+8.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
37.5% (2015-2019) → 44.7% (2020-2024)
+7.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Camden, New York improved on 2 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+82%$43,150 → $78,375
Bachelor's++8.7 points19.7% → 28.5%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Camden, New York between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	27.0 min2015-2019	25.6 min2020-2024	−1.4 min	Within the margin of error	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%2015-2019	28.5%2020-2024	+8.7 points	Improved	86%
Broadband subscriptions	71.0%2015-2019	86.3%2020-2024	+15 points	Within the margin of error	81%
Effective property tax rate	1.91%2015-2019	1.85%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	26%
High school diploma or higher	89.4%2015-2019	92.7%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.3×2020-2024	−0.0×	Within the margin of error	81%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4292015-2019	0.4282020-2024	−0.001	Within the margin of error	52%
Median household income	$43,1502015-2019	$78,3752020-2024	+82%	Improved	97%
Poverty rate	13.7%2015-2019	7.5%2020-2024	−6.2 points	Within the margin of error	85%
Rent as share of income	25.5%2015-2019	24.5%2020-2024	−1 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Rent-burdened households	37.5%2015-2019	44.7%2020-2024	+7.2 points	Within the margin of error	31%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Camden, New York five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Camden, New York in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Camden, New York itself moved +6.9 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,695 residents (±372)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 30–39 women (+6.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,695 residents (±372)

Camden, New York
New York share

White90%2,413
Black0.6%†17
Hispanic or Latino0.2%†5

Education

1,781 residents (±251)

Camden, New York
New York share

No high school diploma7.3%†130
High school or GED30%530
Some college16%289

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,045 households (±160)

Camden, New York
New York share

Under $25k14%†145
$25k–50k14%†146
$50k–75k21%†215
$75k–100k20%†206
$100k–150k18%†192
$150k–200k11%†110
$200k or more3.0%†31

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−18.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,045 households (±160)

Camden, New York
New York share

Own71%745
Rent29%300

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+17.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

293 households (±83)

Camden, New York
New York share

Under $75050%†147
$750–1,00026%†75
$1,000–1,50015%†44

Home values

745 homes (±127)

Camden, New York
New York share

Under $150k39%†288
$150k–250k44%†327
$250k–400k9.8%†73

Age of homes

1,133 homes (±174)

Camden, New York
New York share

2010 or later2.8%†32
2000–20094.1%†46
1980–19999.5%†108

Size of homes

1,133 homes (±174)

Camden, New York
New York share

Studio3.5%†40
1 bedroom14%†158
2 bedrooms18%†203

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,138 workers (±203)

Camden, New York
New York share

Drive alone73%831
Carpool7.4%†84
Public transit1.8%†20
Walk4.6%†52
Bike0.0%0
Work from home13%†151
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

987 workers (±197)

Camden, New York
New York share

Under 15 min39%380
15–29 min16%†157
30–44 min19%†190

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Utica-Rome, NY

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Oneida County, the county holding most of Camden's residents.

Oneida County has 4,713 employer establishments, 207 for every 10,000 residents (0.83× the US rate of 248; 0.76× New York's), with 85,570 paid employees at an average annual pay of $53,368. The Census Bureau also counts 14,272 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 4,713; 14,272 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 207; US 248 · New York 274
Paid employees: 85,570
Average annual pay: $53,368; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Oneida County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	425	18.7	1.02×About typical	6,288	$21,110	74
Ambulatory health care services	393	17.3	0.83×About typical	4,729	$67,390	567
Specialty trade contractors	275	12.1	0.78×Fewer than typical	1,643	$70,091	882
Full-service restaurants	198	8.7	1.13×About typical	3,015	$22,977	25
Limited-service restaurants	166	7.3	0.91×About typical	2,504	$19,608	38
Construction of buildings	147	6.5	0.85×About typical	494	$54,379	458
Offices of physicians	146	6.4	0.99×About typical	1,923	$88,443	138
Automotive repair and maintenance	145	6.4	1.27×More than typical	719	$48,259	236
Religious organizations	130	5.7	1.03×About typical	669	$18,656	—
Services to buildings and dwellings	125	5.5	0.81×About typical	476	$34,691	613
Lessors of real estate	116	5.1	0.41×Fewer than typical	304	$39,609	1,279
Insurance agencies and brokerages	110	4.8	1.10×About typical	492	$71,823	216

Rank places for an industry Open Oneida County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 227,555 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Camden is mostly in Oneida County.

See federal money in Oneida County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Camden, New York is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).