El Cerrito city: Poverty Rate Trend
How El Cerrito 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
5.8%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-17.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -0.8 pp (-13.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +1.0 pp (26.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |