South Plainfield borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Plainfield 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
2.7%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+11.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.9 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +0.4 pp (22.2%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.4 pp (18.2%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.2 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.2 pp (7.1%) |