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
19.7%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-32%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -1.7 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -2.9 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -1.4 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -0.8 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.5 pp (3.9%) |