Medford city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Medford 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
14.8%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-45.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -1.7 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -2.9 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -2.0 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |