Bastrop city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bastrop 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
39.6%
2023
36.9%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-6.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.6% | — |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +4.7 pp (11.9%) |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -4.1 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.2%) |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -8.3 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +5.1 pp (16%) |