Plainfield town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Plainfield 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
6.2%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-38.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -1.2 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.2 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.5 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.2 pp (5.6%) |