Elgin city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elgin 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
7.6%
2023
6.4%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-15.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -3.4 pp (-44.7%) |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.3 pp (-78.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +1.8 pp (200%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +2.9 pp (107.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +0.8 pp (14.3%) |