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
15.5%
2023
20.4%
Total change
+4.9 pp
% change
+31.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +0.7 pp (4.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.6 pp (22.2%) |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +2.0 pp (10.1%) |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -1.4 pp (-6.4%) |