Newton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newton 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
14.4%
2023
9.7%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-32.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -0.5 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +1.5 pp (10.8%) |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -1.0 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -5.2 pp (-36.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.5 pp (5.4%) |