Ellensburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ellensburg 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
15.8%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-43.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -7.4 pp (-46.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +3.8 pp (45.2%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -2.7 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.6 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |