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
11.2%
2023
11.7%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+4.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -7.3 pp (-65.2%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +6.5 pp (166.7%) |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +7.8 pp (75%) |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -4.8 pp (-26.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.7 pp (-12.7%) |