Surf City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Surf City 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
12.0%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-57.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -4.0 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -2.2 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.7 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.1 pp (2%) |