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
23.3%
2023
18.9%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -3.6 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.4 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -1.0 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.3 pp (-1.6%) |