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
5.6%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-44.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +1.6 pp (28.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -2.0 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -2.0 pp (-38.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp (-6.1%) |