Belton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Belton 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
24.0%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-33.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -5.4 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -3.1 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -6.2 pp (-40%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +1.0 pp (10.8%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +5.6 pp (54.4%) |