Watchung borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Watchung 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
19.1%
2023
24.0%
Total change
+4.9 pp
% change
+25.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.7 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +1.2 pp (7.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -0.6 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +3.3 pp (19.4%) |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +3.7 pp (18.2%) |