Elkhart city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkhart 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
22.1%
2023
16.2%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-26.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -3.7 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +1.3 pp (7.1%) |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -2.6 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -1.2 pp (-6.9%) |