Palm Beach town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palm Beach town'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
3.2%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-12.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -1.6 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.7 pp (-43.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.6 pp (66.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +1.2 pp (80%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.1 pp (3.7%) |