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
17.0%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-14.5 pp
% change
-85.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -7.5 pp (-44.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -1.3 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -3.8 pp (-46.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -2.9 pp (-65.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +1.0 pp (66.7%) |