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
3.2%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+106.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +2.6 pp (81.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.8 pp (14.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +4.0 pp (64.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -3.6 pp (-35.3%) |