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
3.4%
2023
4.5%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+32.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +2.1 pp (61.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -0.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -1.4 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +1.4 pp (37.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.6 pp (-11.8%) |