
South Carolina · Census place 22050
East Camden, SC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of East Camden, South Carolina (East Camden, SC — Census place “East Camden CDP”) is 4,210 residents, ranking #112 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $53,234, the median home is worth $150,400 and median gross rent runs $876 a month. Looking for the East Camden South Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve East Camden, SC: 29020.
- Population
- 4,210East Camden CDP residents
- Median household income
- $53,234Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $150,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $876Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.1%Owner-occupied households
East Camden ZIP codes (South Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Camden.
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What the numbers mean in East Camden CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Camden CDP median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.8% of residents and 77.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
East Camden CDP, SC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
East Camden CDP is a small town in South Carolina, with 4,210 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #112 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 35.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in East Camden CDP earn a median of $53,234 a year, 32.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $53,071 median for the 263 South Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 20.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in East Camden CDP is valued at $150,400, 50.4% below the national figure and 15% below the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $876 a month, 37.7% below the national figure, or roughly $10,512 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Carolina.
- Duncan town 4,175
- Surfside Beach town 4,217
- Capitol View CDP 4,161
- Woodruff city 4,337
- Newport CDP 4,142
- Isle of Palms city 4,350
- Saxon CDP 4,139
- Baxter Village CDP 4,355
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of East Camden CDP?
- East Camden CDP has 4,210 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #112 of 475 in South Carolina.
- What is the median household income in East Camden CDP?
- Median household income in East Camden CDP is $53,234 a year, 32.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Camden CDP?
- Median gross rent is $876 a month and the median home value is $150,400, so rent absorbs about 19.7% of median household income.
- Is East Camden CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Camden CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this East Camden CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.