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Camden is a small town of 1,803 people in Wilcox County, Alabama. It's about 64 miles from Montgomery, AL and 109 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $661 a month.
1,803people
$132kTypical home
$661/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,803
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 431 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 64 mi to Montgomery, AL
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$834/mo)
- Median rent $661/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,125 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MGM airport
- 106 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilcox County: D+31 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.