Evanston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Evanston 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
5.9%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-15.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -1.1 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -0.4 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.7 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |