Cape May city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cape May 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
4.0%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-27.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.0 pp (-75%) |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.7 pp (-70%) |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.2 pp (-66.7%) |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.7 pp (700%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +2.1 pp (262.5%) |