East CamdenSC
A town of 4,194.
Is East Camden a good place to live?
East Camden gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $183K, 2.7 years of the Columbia metro’s $68K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 58th of 167 in South Carolina. Only 19 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score lower on the outdoors. East Camden has 1 place on the National Register. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns.
97% of working residents leave East Camden for work
Where East Camden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How East Camden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far East Camden is from typical.
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Moving to East Camden: who provides what
East Camden is unincorporated, so Kershaw County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Camden.
East Camden is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of East Camden’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 379 in 2013 to 969.
Most working residents leave East Camden for work: only 3% work in town. At 32 minutes, East Camden’s average trip to work is above both South Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 21% of residents live below the poverty line in East Camden.
| East Camden | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, East Camden’s schools beat 60% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Kershaw 01 school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 530 | C− |
| Camden Military Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 249 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
In East Camden, expect mild winters and hot summers
East Camden has mild winters and warm summers. At 91°F, East Camden’s July high is against 91°F in South Carolina’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than South Carolina overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in East Camden is 36.5 years. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| East Camden | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of East Camden’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.5 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| East Camden | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.7% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in East Camden
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Camden ranks healthier than 52% of the country’s towns
Against the 7,024 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Camden’s, it is healthier than 86%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
East Camden tracks South Carolina closely on all 32 CDC measures. 14% of East Camden adults have diabetes.
| East Camden | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about East Camden
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Camden; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 East Camden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About East Camden
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
East Camden is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 3,215. East Camden is in south-central Kershaw County, bordered to the southwest and south by the city of Camden, the county seat. The CDP includes the community of Du Bose Park. U.S. Route 1 passes through the CDP, leading southwest into Camden and northeast 18 miles (29 km) to Bethune.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 282 ft
East Camden’s neighbors
One town shares a border with East Camden.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Camden | #58 | B− | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Camden | #137 | D | B− | D− | B | C |
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Questions about East Camden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Camden, SC a good place to live?
East Camden grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #58 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is East Camden, SC expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.