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
9.7%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-44.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +4.2 pp (43.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -1.5 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -1.6 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -5.5 pp (-50.5%) |