Festus city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Festus 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
8.8%
2023
9.9%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+12.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.6 pp (-40.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.8 pp (15.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.4 pp (6.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -0.5 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +4.0 pp (67.8%) |