North Plainfield borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How North Plainfield borough'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
5.4%
2023
7.9%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+46.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +4.6 pp (85.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -3.4 pp (-34%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.7 pp (10.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.7 pp (9.7%) |