Surf City borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Surf City borough'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
0.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+275%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +1.2 pp (150%) |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +0.2 pp (10%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +0.9 pp (40.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -0.8 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.7 pp (30.4%) |