Belmar borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Belmar borough'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
9.5%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-60%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -3.3 pp (-34.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.8 pp (-38.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.1 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.8 pp (26.7%) |