Princeton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Princeton 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
9.2%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-18.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +0.4 pp (4.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -3.9 pp (-40.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.8 pp (31.6%) |