Empire CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Empire CDP'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
19.7%
2023
20.5%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+4.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.7% | — |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +31.5 pp (159.9%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -28.6 pp (-55.9%) |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +1.6 pp (7.1%) |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +15.5 pp (64%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -19.2 pp (-48.4%) |