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
11.8%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-32.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -4.0 pp (-33.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +2.5 pp (32.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +0.4 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +1.3 pp (12.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -4.0 pp (-33.3%) |