Phillipsburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Phillipsburg 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
6.3%
2023
10.7%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+69.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +1.3 pp (20.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.8 pp (36.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.8 pp (36.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -3.4 pp (-24.1%) |