Raritan borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Raritan borough'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
6.6%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-24.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.2 pp (-3%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +1.5 pp (23.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -2.7 pp (-34.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |