Central city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Central 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
7.1%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-35.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -2.8 pp (-39.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -0.2 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +0.7 pp (17.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -1.4 pp (-29.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +1.2 pp (35.3%) |