Carteret borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carteret borough'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
8.4%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-3.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +3.4 pp (40.5%) |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -2.2 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -2.1 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +1.6 pp (21.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.0 pp (-11%) |