Gainesville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gainesville 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
17.4%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-29.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -4.6 pp (-26.4%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.8 pp (6.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -0.8 pp (-6.2%) |