Surf City town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Surf City town's foreign-born population 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
4.6%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-26.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -2.3 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.4 pp (18.2%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.9 pp (36%) |