Salem city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Salem 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
7.9%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-7.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.3 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.1 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +1.2 pp (19.7%) |