El Centro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How El Centro 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
20.9%
2023
17.2%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-17.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.9% | — |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -0.4 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -2.6 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -0.6 pp (-3.4%) |