Fitchburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fitchburg 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
14.0%
2023
12.3%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-12.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -2.7 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -0.6 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +2.0 pp (19.4%) |