Wilcox Female Institute · Photo: Altairisfar · Public domainHow is Camden run?
Camden’s city government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,013 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Camden didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Camden is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,013 per resident a year, or $2.78 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Camden didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Camden yet
Every year of Camden’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $492 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.37% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Camden’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Camden’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Camden →
Who’s in charge in Camden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Camden’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on camdenalabama.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,815).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Wilcox County School District
Camden’s K–12 school district, shared with Oak Hill, Pine Apple, Pine Hill, Yellow Bluff. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,885 per pupil, $8,866 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Camden’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Camden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wilcox County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat65.5%3,449 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican34.1%1,793 votesOthers: 0.4% (21 votes).
Most votes in Wilcox County: Kamala D Harris
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Camden lies in Wilcox County. Every 2024 race in Wilcox County is on the county’s page.
Wilcox County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Camden.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: camdenalabama.org ↗
- 2Alabama HouseState representatives
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Camden’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Camden’s government
How much does Camden spend per resident?
About $1,013 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Camden didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Camden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $492 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see camdenalabama.org.
Who runs Camden’s government?
See camdenalabama.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Camden yet.
How did Camden vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Camden alone. Wilcox County, where 100% of Camden lies, voted Harris 65.5%, Trump 34.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Camden?
18 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $83,709 (about $1.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Camden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Rob Stewart) and State House District 69 (Kelvin Lawrence). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Camden’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Camden, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →