Watsonville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Watsonville 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
12.5%
2023
12.8%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+2.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.9 pp (7.2%) |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +0.9 pp (6.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -2.2 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.8 pp (6.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |