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
9.7%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-53.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -3.0 pp (-30.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +0.5 pp (7.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -2.8 pp (-38.4%) |