Costa Mesa city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Costa Mesa 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
9.4%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-44.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -1.2 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -1.7 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -0.7 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.7 pp (-11.9%) |