Beacon city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Beacon city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
9.0%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-42.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.2 pp (13.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -2.1 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.0 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -1.0 pp (-16.1%) |