Westfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westfield 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
5.5%
2023
7.4%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+34.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.4 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.9 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.7 pp (16.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.6 pp (12.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +1.9 pp (34.5%) |