Malden city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Malden 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
15.6%
2023
21.0%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+34.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.3 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +1.4 pp (8.8%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +5.3 pp (30.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -3.8 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +2.2 pp (11.7%) |