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
11.7%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-10.0 pp
% change
-85.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +2.2 pp (18.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.2 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -1.0 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -5.5 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.5 pp (-67.3%) |