Cost of living in Camden, North Carolina
Camden, North Carolina has about 1,115 people. Typical rent is $1,115 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $94,412 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,115 a month.
Camden is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $94,412 a year.
- People
- 1,115
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,115
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $94,412
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $398,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,364
- Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Camden, North Carolina has about 1,115 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $398,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Camden County is $1,364 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Camden. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, prices sit at 97.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Camden's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Camden's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.
Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 157 have higher typical rent than Camden.
Nearby places
- Elizabeth City
Typical rent $1,117
Compare with Camden - Moyock
Typical rent $1,710
Compare with Camden - Grandy
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Camden - Hertford
Typical rent $613
Compare with Camden - Chesapeake
Typical rent $1,586
Compare with Camden - Southern ShoresCompare with Camden
- Edenton
Typical rent $388
- Arrowhead Beach
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in North Carolina
Bigger places in North Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.