Westfield town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westfield 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
1.8%
2023
1.3%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-27.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.7 pp (-36.8%) |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.3 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.4 pp (44.4%) |