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
12.3%
2023
21.1%
Total change
+8.8 pp
% change
+71.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +5.8 pp (47.2%) |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +8.2 pp (45.3%) |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -5.3 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -0.5 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +0.6 pp (2.9%) |