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
5.2%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+40.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +1.5 pp (28.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -0.7 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +1.3 pp (21.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |