Cambridge city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cambridge 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
7.9%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-8.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.6 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -0.9 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +1.0 pp (15.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -1.1 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.9 pp (14.3%) |