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
6.3%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+28.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +1.0 pp (15.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.4 pp (5.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.7 pp (8.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.6 pp (-6.9%) |