Middletown town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Middletown town'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
6.2%
2023
20.0%
Total change
+13.8 pp
% change
+222.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -2.2 pp (-35.5%) |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +17.3 pp (432.5%) |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -0.4 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -0.7 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |