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
7.9%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-17.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.7 pp (21.5%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -2.0 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.7 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.7 pp (12.1%) |