New Castle city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Castle 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
5.9%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-83.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -4.5 pp (-76.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -0.3 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.1 pp (9.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp (8.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.3 pp (-23.1%) |