Gales Ferry CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gales Ferry CDP'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
7.8%
2023
36.0%
Total change
+28.2 pp
% change
+361.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.1 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +21.9 pp (326.9%) |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +7.9 pp (27.6%) |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -5.5 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +5.0 pp (16.1%) |