Balcones Heights city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Balcones Heights 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
22.9%
2023
39.5%
Total change
+16.6 pp
% change
+72.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.9% | — |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +11.9 pp (52.4%) |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +3.0 pp (8.7%) |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -1.8 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +3.7 pp (10.3%) |