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
8.5%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-74.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.0 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.9 pp (-38.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.7 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.6 pp (-41%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp (-4.3%) |