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
11.6%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-27.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -3.6 pp (-31%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -1.7 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.2 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +2.4 pp (39.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |