Elwood city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elwood 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
28.3%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-19.1 pp
% change
-67.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +1.7 pp (6%) |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -4.6 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.8 pp (3.1%) |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -8.7 pp (-33.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -8.3 pp (-47.4%) |