South Bound Brook borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Bound Brook borough'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
2.3%
2023
10.6%
Total change
+8.3 pp
% change
+360.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -0.6 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +1.6 pp (94.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +1.4 pp (42.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +1.1 pp (23.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +4.8 pp (82.8%) |