East Palo Alto city: Poverty Rate Trend
How East Palo Alto 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
10.5%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -2.2 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +1.2 pp (14.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.7 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -1.9 pp (-21.3%) |