Harvard city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Harvard 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
16.4%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-53%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.4% | — |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -0.7 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -1.0 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -2.5 pp (-17%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +3.2 pp (26.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -7.7 pp (-50%) |