El Cajon city: Poverty Rate Trend
How El Cajon 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
19.3%
2023
16.1%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-16.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.3% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -3.8 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.3 pp (-2%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.2 pp (8.1%) |