Somerville city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Somerville city's foreign-born population 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
24.4%
2023
24.8%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+1.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.4% | — |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.6 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -1.1 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -0.5 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +1.1 pp (4.6%) |