Newton town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newton 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
14.4%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-41.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -2.7 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +2.6 pp (22.2%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -2.6 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -2.6 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.7 pp (-7.7%) |