Fairfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairfield 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
13.8%
2023
14.7%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+6.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +3.2 pp (23.2%) |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -3.7 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +3.5 pp (26.3%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -2.2 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |