Battle Creek city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Battle Creek 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
18.1%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-6.6 pp
% change
-36.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -1.0 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -0.7 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -1.1 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -2.4 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -1.4 pp (-10.9%) |