Lexington town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lexington town'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
5.3%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +2.6 pp (49.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.7 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.5 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -0.8 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.8 pp (-13.6%) |