Berkeley city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Berkeley 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
4.9%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-30.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.1 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.5 pp (13.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.9 pp (-20.9%) |