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
2.6%
2023
3.3%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+26.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp (4%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.2 pp (7.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.4 pp (13.8%) |