Marlborough city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Marlborough 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
4.8%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+37.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.8 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.3 pp (7.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +1.2 pp (27.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.9 pp (15.8%) |