Somerville borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Somerville borough'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
22.6%
2023
25.6%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+13.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.6% | — |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +2.3 pp (10.2%) |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +0.5 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +1.7 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -1.6 pp (-5.9%) |