Camden County and Its Homes
Camden County grew 9 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 11,315 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 4,300 housing units.
Camden County has no incorporated town of its own: its only incorporated land is a small part of Elizabeth City, with about 40 residents by the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate.
Camden County at a Glance
- Population: 11,315 (2025), 10,405 (2020)
- Housing units: about 4,300
- Median year built: 1999 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 21% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 81%
- Mobile homes: 13%
- Owner-occupied: 82%
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Census-designated communities: 2
Census Bureau estimates for Camden County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Communities in Camden County
Camden
median home 1995 · Dominion Energy
South Mills
Dominion Energy
Elizabeth City
Pasquotank County town · about 40 residents in Camden County
What We Do in Camden County
Attic Insulation in Camden County
Some 21 percent of Camden County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Camden County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Camden County attics, and a mouse-soiled Camden County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 11 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Camden County
The ceiling's gaps and the duct joints of a Camden County attic are sealed before new insulation.
Homes in Camden County
Half of Camden County's 4,300 housing units were built before 1999: 15 percent before 1970, 21 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 14 percent in 2010 or later. The largest share went up in the 2000s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves.
Camden County by type: 81 percent detached houses and 13 percent mobile homes. In Camden County, 14 percent of homes heat with tank gas (6 percent statewide).
Camden County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 140 units, 3% (±2)
- 1940s: about 180 units, 4% (±2)
- 1950s: about 140 units, 3% (±2)
- 1960s: about 190 units, 4% (±2)
- 1970s: about 260 units, 6% (±2)
- 1980s: about 530 units, 12% (±4)
- 1990s: about 790 units, 18% (±6)
- 2000s: about 1,480 units, 34% (±5)
- 2010s: about 450 units, 11% (±4)
- 2020 or later: about 130 units, 3% (±2)
Climate Across Camden County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at the station matched to each Camden County community (miles away): Elizabeth City station (Camden, 2 miles; South Mills, 11 miles): about 2,850 heating and 1,900 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Camden County
By the territory maps, Dominion Energy North Carolina serves Camden and South Mills, and Albemarle EMC serves parts of Camden County around them; the power bill names the utility of an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Camden County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map); a franchise does not mean its mains reach every road.
Energy Programs for Camden County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Camden County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network.
Programs for Camden County
- Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy rebate; Camden and South Mills).
- Energy audit (Albemarle EMC; parts of Camden County): a home energy audit on request for members.
- Income and Age Qualifying Home Improvements (Dominion Energy income-qualified; Camden and South Mills).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Camden County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Camden County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Camden County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Camden County?
Yes: Camden, South Mills and every other Camden County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Camden County?
Dominion Energy's Home Energy Evaluation (Camden and South Mills).
Does attic insulation in Camden County need a permit?
Ask Camden County Building Permits & Inspections before work starts.
Counties Near Camden County
Pasquotank County · Currituck County · Perquimans County · Chowan County · Gates County · All service areas
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