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
8.2%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-34.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.0 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +2.6 pp (36.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -1.2 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -1.0 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -2.2 pp (-28.9%) |