Ames city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ames 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
4.1%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+26.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.7 pp (17.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -0.8 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +1.1 pp (27.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.7 pp (13.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.6 pp (-10.3%) |