Carbondale city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carbondale 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
29.3%
2023
20.6%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-29.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.3% | — |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -5.2 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +0.5 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +0.9 pp (3.7%) |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -4.0 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -0.9 pp (-4.2%) |