Washington Heights CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Washington Heights CDP'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
4.9%
2023
12.7%
Total change
+7.8 pp
% change
+159.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -4.8 pp (-100%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +14.6 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -1.9 pp (-13%) |