Bound Brook borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bound Brook 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
5.4%
2023
11.0%
Total change
+5.6 pp
% change
+103.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +2.2 pp (40.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -1.4 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -0.3 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +3.3 pp (55.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +1.8 pp (19.6%) |