Alton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alton 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
2.7%
2023
2.8%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+3.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +0.9 pp (33.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -0.6 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.5 pp (16.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -0.4 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.3 pp (-9.7%) |