Cape Carteret town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cape Carteret town'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
7.3%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-21.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.8 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.9 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +1.2 pp (26.7%) |