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
9.1%
2023
9.7%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+6.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.4 pp (4.4%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +0.9 pp (9.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -0.3 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -0.6 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |