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
10.1%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-19.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.3 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |