Westport city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westport 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
17.4%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-9.5 pp
% change
-54.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -5.1 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +1.6 pp (13%) |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +1.8 pp (12.9%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +2.7 pp (17.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -10.5 pp (-57.1%) |