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
20.3%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-8.4 pp
% change
-41.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -7.0 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -2.3 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.5 pp (4.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +2.5 pp (21.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -2.1 pp (-15%) |