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
16.7%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-17.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -0.6 pp (-3%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -4.3 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +1.8 pp (11.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -4.1 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +3.6 pp (27.5%) |