Camden Friends Meetinghouse · Photo: Smallbones · CC0How is Camden run?
Camden’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 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 town’s budget and official records.
Caesar Rodney School District
Camden’s K–12 school district, shared with Magnolia, Woodside, Wyoming. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,902 per pupil, $10,823 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.
Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Camden yet
Every year of Camden’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 15 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,333 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.44% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware.
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.
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 town posts agendas and minutes on camden.delaware.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 243 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,640).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Camden’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Camden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kent County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.2%44,222 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.2%42,458 votesOthers: 1.7% (1,461 votes).
Most votes in Kent County: Kamala D Harris
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Camden lies in Kent County. Every 2024 race in Kent County is on the county’s page.
Kent 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 townTown governmentOfficials: camden.delaware.gov ↗
- 2Delaware HouseState representatives
- 3Delaware SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Delaware
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Camden compares with the towns next door
Camden’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $617 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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 $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Camden didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
What is the property tax rate in Camden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,333 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see camden.delaware.gov.
Who runs Camden’s government?
See camden.delaware.gov 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?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Camden alone. Kent County, where 100% of Camden lies, voted Harris 50.2%, Trump 48.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Camden?
15 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $109,727 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Camden in the state legislature?
Camden is split among 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Delaware Legislature’s lookup finds yours. 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 →