Elma city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elma 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
11.7%
2023
17.4%
Total change
+5.7 pp
% change
+48.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -7.1 pp (-60.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +7.1 pp (154.3%) |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +3.3 pp (28.2%) |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +8.1 pp (54%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -5.7 pp (-24.7%) |