Foster City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Foster City 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
2.7%
2023
3.3%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.8 pp (29.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.5 pp (-42.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.4 pp (20%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.3 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.6 pp (22.2%) |