Elkhart town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkhart town'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
17.7%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-39%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -2.7 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +0.5 pp (3.3%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.5 pp (3.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -6.7 pp (-41.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +1.5 pp (16.1%) |