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
7.0%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+27.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +8.2 pp (117.1%) |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -1.9 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -5.4 pp (-40.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.7 pp (8.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |