Watertown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Watertown city'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
5.7%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+57.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.5 pp (-43.9%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -0.6 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +4.3 pp (165.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.7 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +3.8 pp (73.1%) |