Charlestown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Charlestown 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
13.0%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-47.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +4.3 pp (33.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -2.1 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -6.3 pp (-41.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -2.4 pp (-26.1%) |