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
3.9%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+130.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +2.0 pp (51.3%) |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +7.7 pp (130.5%) |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +4.3 pp (31.6%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -4.2 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -4.7 pp (-34.3%) |