Wakefield city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wakefield city'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
25.6%
2023
27.5%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+7.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -2.5 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +2.3 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +2.1 pp (8.3%) |