Austin city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Austin 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
4.5%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-37.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +2.4 pp (53.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.7 pp (-53.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +1.1 pp (34.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -1.8 pp (-41.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp (12%) |