Centre city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Centre 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
18.4%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-12.5 pp
% change
-67.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -0.8 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -4.5 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +0.3 pp (2.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -5.2 pp (-38.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -2.3 pp (-28%) |