West New York town: Poverty Rate Trend
How West New York town'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
17.7%
2023
15.8%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-10.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -2.5 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +0.8 pp (5.3%) |