Salem city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Salem 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
12.4%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-6.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -1.4 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +1.5 pp (13.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.4 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -1.0 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.5 pp (4.5%) |