Elsmere city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elsmere 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
14.9%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-45.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -4.1 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -0.7 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -1.6 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.6 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.2 pp (2.5%) |