Balch Springs city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Balch Springs 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
19.1%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-14.2 pp
% change
-74.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -3.2 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -4.3 pp (-27%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -2.6 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.9 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -3.2 pp (-39.5%) |