New Plymouth city: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Plymouth 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
13.7%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-35.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -2.7 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -4.7 pp (-42.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +1.0 pp (16.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.9 pp (27.5%) |