South Amboy city: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Amboy 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
8.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-31.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -4.0 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.4 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.3 pp (36.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.7 pp (14.6%) |