Cerritos city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cerritos 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
3.7%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+35.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.3 pp (8.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.4 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.3 pp (8.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.7 pp (16.3%) |