Center city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Center 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
36.5%
2023
28.4%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.5% | — |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +3.7 pp (10.1%) |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -1.6 pp (-4%) |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -9.1 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -2.5 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +1.4 pp (5.2%) |