Stem town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Stem town'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
2.2%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-22.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +3.3 pp (150%) |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.1 pp (-74.5%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.8 pp (57.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.8 pp (36.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -1.3 pp (-43.3%) |