Williamstown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Williamstown 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
18.7%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-11.8 pp
% change
-63.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -1.8 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +1.7 pp (10.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -4.7 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -3.1 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.9 pp (-36.1%) |