Barstow city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Barstow 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
30.5%
2023
18.3%
Total change
-12.2 pp
% change
-40%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.5% | — |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -1.9 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -6.0 pp (-21%) |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -3.3 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -3.2 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.2 pp (13.7%) |