Pittsfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pittsfield 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
8.0%
2023
10.6%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+32.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.2 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -2.6 pp (-38.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +6.4 pp (152.4%) |