business and residents have been abandoning Camden for a long time . Here are a few reasons why .
Camden compared to New Jersey state average:
Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Camden on our top lists:
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people having Doctorate degrees (population 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 100 least-safe cities (highest city-data.com crime index) (pop. 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Healthcare support occupations (population 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest city-data.com crime index, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people having professional degrees (population 50,000+)"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 50,000+)"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of workers working at home, population 50,000+"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of robberies per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest percentage of single-parent households, population 50,000+"
#3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of assaults per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (population 50,000+)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year (population 50,000+)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least cars per house, population 50,000+"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Health care and social assistance (population 50,000+)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
Read more:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Camden...#ixzz56e60Gyl6
If positive change is coming , it's going to take a long long time . Sorry real-estate investors .