Metuchen borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Metuchen borough'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
1.5%
2023
2.4%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+60%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.7 pp (46.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.4 pp (-19%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.2 pp (11.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.5 pp (26.3%) |