Princeton town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Princeton 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
22.7%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-17.2 pp
% change
-75.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -4.4 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -11.8 pp (-64.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.7 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.5 pp (8.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.8 pp (-12.7%) |