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
5.7%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-45.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -4.5 pp (-78.9%) |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.2 pp (16.7%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.9 pp (64.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.7 pp (30.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.1 pp (3.3%) |