Westfield borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westfield borough'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
19.1%
2023
21.2%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+11%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -4.4 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +11.2 pp (76.2%) |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -1.9 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -3.4 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +0.6 pp (2.9%) |