Somerville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Somerville 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
18.6%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-26.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +9.2 pp (49.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -8.4 pp (-30.2%) |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -1.1 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.4 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -5.1 pp (-27.3%) |