Belen city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Belen 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
26.2%
2023
22.9%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-12.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -9.1 pp (-34.7%) |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +4.6 pp (26.9%) |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -6.2 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +3.1 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +4.3 pp (23.1%) |