Melrose city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Melrose 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
2.7%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.9 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp (5.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.6 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.5 pp (38.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp (16.7%) |